An innovative isolation bearing for motion-sensitive equipment

Journal of Sound and Vibration

Volumn 326, Issue 3-5, 2009, Pages 503-521

  Ismail, M ^a   Rodellar, J ^a   Ikhouane, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIPMENT SYSTEM; GROUND-MOTION EXCITATION; ISOLATION BEARINGS; NUMERICAL RESULTS; ROBUST PERFORMANCE; SEISMIC ISOLATION; SEISMIC ISOLATION BEARINGS; SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); FLOORS; SEISMOLOGY; VIBRATION CONTROL;

EQUIPMENT;

EID: 68049102027     PISSN: 0022460X     EISSN: 10958568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsv.2009.06.022     Document Type: Article

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