Loading...

Response of structures supported on SCF isolation systems

Hamidi, M ; Sharif University of Technology | 2003

171 Viewed
  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1002/eqe.289
  3. Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd , 2003
  4. Abstract:
  5. Aseismic base isolation is an effective method used to protect structures and their contents against earthquakes. An isolated structure may be designed to remain elastic throughout major ground motions as a result of the efficiency of the isolation systems. In this paper, the equations of motion of two-dimensional elastic structures supported on a new base isolation system called the Sliding Concave Foundation (SCF) are presented and a procedure for their solution is suggested. The responses of a number of structures subjected to different earthquake records are evaluated and the results are compared with those of the same structures supported on two other famous isolation systems and also a fixed base condition. The results indicate the effectiveness of the SCF in protecting the supported structures even during very strong and/or long period earthquakes. © 2003 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd
  6. Keywords:
  7. Base isolation systems ; Sliding concave foundation
  8. Source: Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics ; Volume 32, Issue 10 , 2003 , Pages 1555-1584 ; 00988847 (ISSN)
  9. URL: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/eqe.289