A Review of Seismic Isolation for Buildings: Historical Development and Research Needs

A Review of Seismic Isolation for Buildings: Historical Development and Research Needs

Seismic isolation is a technique that has been used around the world to protect building structures, nonstructural components and content from the damaging effects of earthquake ground shaking. This paper summarizes current practices, describes widely used seismic isolation hardware, chronicles the...

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Main Authors: Keri L. Ryan, Gordon P. Warn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-08-01
Series:Buildings
Subjects:
isolation
elastomeric
sliding
seismic protection
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/2/3/300

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