Optimal design of lead rubber bearing seismic isolators in buildings

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 167-168

  Katsaras, C P ^a   Koumousis, V K ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Base isolation; LRB systems; Optimal design

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; MATHEMATICAL PROGRAMMING; RUBBER; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BASE ISOLATION; LEAD RUBBER BEARING SYSTEMS; SEISMIC ISOLATION;

STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 0036922659     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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3. Skinner, R.I., Robinson, W.H., and McVerry, G.H. (1993). An introduction to seismic isolation, Wiley, Chichester, England.
4. Buckle, I.G., Nagarajaiah, S., and Ferrell, K. (2002). "Stability of elastomeric Isolation Bearings: Experimental Study." J. Struct. Engrg., ASCE, Vol. 128,No 1, January 1 2002.