<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> In order to illustrate the effect of damping on the response of a base-isolated building, a large investigation was undertaken. It consists of a parametric study, which takes into account the progressive variation of the damping ratio (10% to 30%) under different seismic excitations. Using a time history analysis of displacements and accelerations at various levels of the building, the results show that the efficiency of the isolator increases with the assumed damping ratio, provided that the latter is less than or equal to 20%. Beyond this value, the isolator becomes less useful.</p></abstract>

In order to illustrate the effect of damping on the response of a base-isolated building, a large investigation was undertaken. It consists of a parametric study, which takes into account the progressive variation of the damping ratio (10% to 30%) under different seismic excitations. Using a time history analysis of displacements and accelerations at various levels of the building, the results show that the efficiency of the isolator increases with the assumed damping ratio, provided that the latter is less than or equal to 20%. Beyond this value, the isolator becomes less useful.

Parameters Influencing the Response of a Base-Isolated Building

Institute of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Batna, Algeria, BP 120 05400 Algeria

Department of Civil Engineering, University of Biskra, Algeria, 07000 Algeria

Slovak Journal of Civil Engineering

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In order to illustrate the effect of damping on the response of a base-isolated building, a large investigation was undertaken. It consists of a parametric...

Parameters Influencing the Response of a Base-Isolated Building

Published Online: Oct 08, 2013

Page range: 31 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2013-0014

Keywords
Damping, base isolation, LRB, seismic excitation, hysteresis

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Parameters Influencing the Response of a Base-Isolated Building

Published Online: Oct 08, 2013

Page range: 31 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjce-2013-0014

KeywordsDamping, base isolation, LRB, seismic excitation, hysteresis

This content is open access.

Keywords
Damping, base isolation, LRB, seismic excitation, hysteresis