Nonlinear seismic analysis of base-isolated structures

• Main Author: Yang, Guichang
• Other Authors: Pan, Tso-Chien
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Civil engineering::Structures and design
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/19436
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Base isolation has increasingly become an accepted way for reducing building damage in earthquake-prone areas. One of the most commonly used base-isolation systems comprises laminated high damping rubber bearings positioned at base level of a multi-storied building structure. Base-isolation devices...