Effects of isolation damping on stochastic response of structures with nonlinear base isolators

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 95-114

  Jangid, R S ^a   Banerji, P ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; NONLINEARITY; SEISMIC ISOLATION; STOCHASTICITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

DAMPING; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FRICTION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

ISOLATION DAMPING; NONLINEAR BASE ISOLATORS; STOCHASTIC RESPONSE;

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE;

EID: 0031988152     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.1585990     Document Type: Article

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