Effect of LRB isolators and supplemental viscous dampers on seismic isolated buildings under near-fault excitations

Engineering Structures

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1187-1198

  Providakis, C P ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Base isolation; FEM; LRB; Near fault; Strong ground motion; Viscous damping

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BUILDINGS; DAMPING; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

DAMPER; LEAD-RUBBER BEARING; REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS; SEISMIC ISOLATION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); BUILDINGS; DAMPING; EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SEISMIC RESPONSE; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

BUILDING; DAMPING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GROUND MOTION; PARAMETERIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SEISMIC DESIGN; SEISMIC ISOLATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 41549110969     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2007.07.020     Document Type: Article

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