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Dynamic Response of Inter-story Isolated High-rise Building Subjected to Wind Flow
The effects of base and inter-story isolation devices on the dynamic response of a high-rise building under wind flow were investigated in this...
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Comparative analysis of T-shaped base isolated building under far fault and near fault earthquake
The current study's goal is to conduct a comparative analysis of a T-shaped “base-isolated” building under far-fault (FF) and near-fault (NF)...
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Torsional Response of a Building Isolated with Triple Friction Pendulum Bearings under Stochastic Ground Motion Excitation
A Triple Friction Pendulum (TFP) base-isolated building is designed to reduce displacement during an earthquake. However, the appropriate torsional...
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Response Mitigation of Building Isolated by Shape Memory Alloy Rubber Bearing Considering Soil Structure Interaction Effect
PurposeRubber-based isolation systems produce enormous isolator displacement, requiring large seismic gap and causing excessive residual...
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Effect of frequency content parameter of ground motion on the response of C-shaped base-isolated building
The response of the building to an earthquake not only depends on the characteristics of the building but also on those of earthquake ground motion....
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Project Budget Comparison of a Conventional Building and a Seismically Isolated Building
There have been numerous studies in the past three decades about seismic isolation in the field of structural and earthquake engineering. However the...
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Optimum Study of Friction Pendulum Isolated Building in Response Mitigation under Near Fault Excitation
Typically, near fault excitations are identified as large amplitude pulses with low frequency and short duration, showing the potential of damage in...
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Equivalent Number of Cycles Formulation for a Base-Isolated Building
In the seismic design of a base-isolated building structure, the properties of an isolation layer are determined to (i) control the peak horizontal...
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Design of Seismic Isolated Building with Staggered Precast Concrete Wall
This building is a nine-story office building located in the Italian Town in Shiodome, Tokyo. In this area, the townscape is designed based on an...
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Seismic Analysis of Base Isolated Building Frames with Experimentation Using Shake Table
Base isolation is the most effective and widely used technique for protecting a structure against seismic forces. The base isolation substantially...
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Performance of a seismically isolated building in Albania during the Durrës sequence of 2019 and a feasibility study of pendulum isolators in the region
This work evaluates the behaviour of the only seismically isolated building in Albania during the Durrës sequence of 2019 and analyses the efficiency...
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Physio-chemical modeling of the NOx-O3 photochemical cycle and the air pollutants’ reactive dispersion around an isolated building
A numerical physio-chemical model of the NO x -O 3 photochemical cycle in the near-wake region of an isolated residential/office building has been...
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Design of Base-Isolated Building as Per Indian Code Provisions and Practices
Detailed design of a base-isolated building as per Indian code provisions and practices is made and described here to facilitate corroboration of the...
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Underground Blast Induced Vibration Control of Building Isolated with Shape Memory Alloy Friction Pendulum
Vibration control efficiency of shape memory alloy (SMA) assisted friction pendulum (SMA-FP) for building during blast induced ground motion (BIGM)...
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Investigation of Opening Position on Natural Cross Ventilation for an Isolated Building
The opening position is one of the factors that affect the ventilation performance of a building. In this study, the effect of opening position on...
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Comparative Performance Evaluation of a Conventional and Base-Isolated Building Including Life Cycle and Cost Analysis
Comparative performance evaluation of conventional RC frame building and base-isolated building has been carried out including life cycle and cost...
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Limitation of Inter-Storey Drift Ratio in Seismic Design of Lead Rubber Bearing Isolated R. C. Building
Effects of inter-storey drift ratio of base isolated R. C. Structure on design of seismic resistant building have been a major subject of research in...
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Framed Building Response to Tunnelling on Different types of Foundations
The objective of this study is to investigate and compare the effect of tunnelling on the response of a framed building on different types of...
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Simplified Computation of a Base-Isolated Structure
This chapter explains how to carry out a simplified calculation of the seismic isolation of buildings and bridges. The importance of always carrying...
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Numerical Study on Effects of Heights and Widths on Airflow and Pollutant Dispersion around a Building
Studying the mechanism of pollutant transport around an isolated building is essential to address the environmental issue of air pollution around...