Seismic isolation: Early history

• Published in: Earthquake engineering & structural dynamics Vol. 48; no. 2; pp. 269 - 283
• Main Author: Makris, Nicos
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bognor Regis Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.02.2019
• Subjects: Bridges; concave sliding bearings; Earthquakes; elastomeric bearings; Forces (mechanics); historical note; Protection; response modification; Seismic activity; Seismic design; Seismic engineering; Seismic isolation; seismic protection; Shaking

Summary Seismic isolation or “aseismic base isolation” is an earthquake protection strategy that aims to uncouple the motion of a structure from the ground shaking and thereby reduce structural forces. A most effective and successful seismic protection technology, seismic isolation, is by now a matu...