Method for seismic base isolation of liquid-storage tanks

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-116

  Malhotra, Praveen K ^a,b  

^a ASCE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DAMPING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; HYSTERESIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS; VIBRATION CONTROL;

BASE PLATE YIELDING; LUMPED MASS STICK MODEL; MEMBRANE ACTION; NONLINEAR HYSTERETIC AXIAL SPRINGS; RUBBER BEARINGS; SEISMIC BASE ISOLATION; SYSTEM CONSIDERED;

CONCRETE TANKS;

BASE ISOLATION; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STORAGE TANK;

EID: 0030954235     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1997)123:1(113)     Document Type: Article

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