Earthquake Analysis with Base Isolators
Earthquake Analysis with Base Isolators
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I am working on a project for my masters degree, and I am trying to find structural plans for a ~20 story building in an earthquake zone so I can model it and analyze it subjected to an earthquake acceleration data, with and without base isolators. I am having trouble finding practical information on the isolators and the properties of the columns, beams etc of buildings to get some ideas for my model. Any suggestions?






RE: Earthquake Analysis with Base Isolators
As for information on isolation systems, call a couple isolation manufacturers and ask them to send you their literature. You can probably also check out Naeim & Kelly's base isolation book from your university library.
RE: Earthquake Analysis with Base Isolators
Also, check out Naiem's latest edition of the Seismic Design Handbook. The old edition covered this topic also.
RE: Earthquake Analysis with Base Isolators
About buildings with base isolation systems, you can see the University of Southern California Teaching Hospital in America, the Computer Center of the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication and the Matumura Research Institute in Japan, the Museum of New Zealand and New Zealand Parliament building and finally city halls in Los Angeles and San Francisco. About references I can suggest you Chopra's Dynamics of Structures: Applications to Earthquake Engineering (as Qshake mentioned) and UBC 1997.
I am at your disposal for more information that you may need. You can mail me to the address: shahinkr@hotmail.com
Regards
RE: Earthquake Analysis with Base Isolators
I realize your post was about 1 1/2 years ago, so I assume you have already concluded your master's thesis work on the 20 story building with and without base isolation.
I am most interested in obtaining information on your findings, for I have a real life project that I have already designed with concrete dual SMRF/shear walls and now the developers have asked me to look into isolation/damping.
Could you please mail me at mrmv@intelnet.net.gt please?
Thanks