Seismic behaviour of asymmetric base isolated structures with various distributions of isolators

Engineering Structures

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 910-921

  Kilar, Vojko ^a   Koren, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Asymmetric structures; Base isolated eccentric structures; Base isolation; Distribution of isolators; Lead rubber bearings; Torsional amplifications

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BUILDING CODES; BUILDINGS; COLOR; CONCRETE BRIDGES; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; NONMETALLIC BEARINGS; RUBBER; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ASYMMETRIC STRUCTURES; BASE ISOLATED ECCENTRIC STRUCTURES; BASE-ISOLATION; DISTRIBUTION OF ISOLATORS; LEAD RUBBER BEARINGS; TORSIONAL AMPLIFICATIONS;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL);

DISPLACEMENT; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; GROUND MOTION; REINFORCED CONCRETE; SEISMIC ISOLATION;

EID: 60449103485     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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