Aseismic roof isolation system: Analytic and shake table studies

Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 217-234

  Villaverde, Roberto ^a   Mosqueda, Gilberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Base isolation; Damping system; Passive control; Protective systems; Tuned mass damper; Vibration absorber

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BUILDINGS; DAMPING; DEFORMATION; RUBBER; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

SEISMIC ROOF ISOLATION SYSTEMS; TUNED MASS DAMPER; VIBRATION ABSORBER;

ROOFS;

ROOF; SEISMIC RESPONSE; SHAKING TABLE TEST; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

EID: 0033103994     PISSN: 00988847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1096-9845(199903)28:3<217::aid-eqe813>3.0.co;2-g     Document Type: Article

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