Experimental study of sliding base-isolated buildings with magnetorheological dampers in near-fault earthquakes

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 131, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1025-1034

  Sahasrabudhe, Sanjay ^a   Nagarajaiah, Satish ^b  

^a OSIsoft LCC   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Base isolation; Damping; Displacement; Earthquakes; Ground motion; Structural response; Superstructures

Indexed keywords

BASE ISOLATION; DISPLACEMENT; GROUND MOTION; SEISMIC ISOLATION; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

DAMPING; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; FEEDBACK CONTROL; RHEOLOGY; SEISMIC PROSPECTING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

TALL BUILDINGS;

EID: 22944444533     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2005)131:7(1025)     Document Type: Article

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