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A comparative study of performances of various base isolation systems, part II: Sensitivity analysis
Author(s) -
Su Lin,
Ahmadi Goodarz,
Tadjbakhsh Iradj G.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
earthquake engineering and structural dynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.218
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1096-9845
pISSN - 0098-8847
DOI - 10.1002/eqe.4290190104
Subject(s) - isolator , base isolation , structural engineering , base (topology) , sensitivity (control systems) , natural rubber , acceleration , engineering , shear (geology) , geotechnical engineering , materials science , mathematics , physics , mechanical engineering , composite material , mathematical analysis , classical mechanics , frame (networking) , electronic engineering
A series of numerical experiments on the performance of different base isolation systems for a non‐uniform shear beam structure is carried out. Several base isolation systems are considered and the peak relative displacements and the maximum absolute accelerations of the base‐isolated structure and its base raft under a variety of conditions are evaluated. Several sensitivity analyses for variations in properties of the base isolator and the structure are carried out. A number of different earthquake excitations are also used in the study. The results show that performances of the base isolation systems are not sensitive to small variations in their natural period, damping or friction coefficient. The presence of a frictional element in the isolators reduces their sensitivity to severe variations in frequency content and amplitude of the ground acceleration. In particular, the resilient‐friction base isolators with or without sliding upper plate perform reasonably well under a variety of loading conditions. The rubber bearing type, however, leads to the lowest peak transmitted accelerations for moderate intensity earthquakes.