The influence of isolator hysteresis on equipment performance in seismic isolated buildings

Earthquake Spectra

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 275-293

  Yang, T Y ^a   Konstantinidis, Dimitrios ^b   Kelly, James M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; HYSTERESIS; STATIC ANALYSIS;

CODE REQUIREMENTS; CONSTANT VELOCITIES; EARTHQUAKE INPUT; EQUIPMENT PERFORMANCE; ISOLATED BUILDINGS; ISOLATION SYSTEMS; LARGE DISPLACEMENTS; SEISMIC ISOLATION;

SEISMOLOGY;

BUILDING CODE; DAMPING; EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING; HYSTERESIS; MULTISTOREY BUILDING; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SEISMIC ISOLATION; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 77749246658     PISSN: 87552930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1193/1.3276901     Document Type: Article

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