Parametric analysis of passive damping in base isolation

Proceedings of the 2004 Structures Congress - Building on the Past: Securing the Future

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 1375-1382

  Alhan, Cenk ^a   Gavin, Henri ^a  

^a Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Base Isolation; Earthquake Engineering; Passive Damping; Structural Dynamics; Vibration Control

Indexed keywords

BASE ISOLATION; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; PASSIVE DAMPING; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

BUILDINGS; DAMPING; ITERATIVE METHODS; KALMAN FILTERING; MODEL BUILDINGS; OPTIMAL CONTROL SYSTEMS; STIFFNESS; VIBRATION CONTROL; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL); VISCOSITY;

EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE;

EID: 3543085734     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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