Seismic response of non-linear base-isolated shear buildings and their secondary systems

• Main Author: Cui, Wei.
• 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/10356/19442
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Base isolation has been proven to be one of the most effective techniques to provide protection for both buildings and their contents during earthquake and has gained increasing acceptance in the past two decades. The successful seismic isolation of a particular building depends strongly on the sele...