The historical development and practical implementation of structural base isolation systems
that work on the principle of friction are discussed in the light of analytical, numerical, and …

Earthquake Seismic isolation plays an important role in achieving sustainable earthquake
resilience communities. Seismic isolation method is a justified, mature, and reliable …

Complete, practical coverage of the evaluation, analysis, and design and code requirements
of seismic isolation systems. Based on the concept of reducing seismic demand rather than …

Structural weakening and addition of dam** is an approach previously proposed for the
reduction of seismic forces and drifts in the retrofit of structures. It is also used in the design …

The force–displacement behavior of the Friction Pendulum™(FP) bearing is a function of the
coefficient of sliding friction, axial load on the bearing and effective radius of the sliding …

For the purpose of accurately predicting the seismic response of base‐isolated structures,
an analytical hysteresis model for elastomeric seismic isolation bearings is proposed. An …

Experimental and numerical studies are used to examine the behavior of friction pendulum
(FP) bearings to multiple components of excitation. In the experimental studies, a scaled …

The concept of apparent weakening by adding true negative stiffness to a structure has been
previously introduced by the authors in order to reduce simultaneous drifts, accelerations …

Seismic isolation in the United States is gaining wide acceptance as an attractive and
alternate means to upgrade historic structures seismically with minimal disturbance to …

The accuracy of a series spring model to predict the peak displacement and displacement
history of Triple Pendulum™(TP) bearings in a strongly shaken, full‐scale building is …