Study on corollary of seismic base isolation system on buildings with soft storey

• Main Authors: Saiful Islam, A.B.M., Jameel, M., Ahmad, Syed Ishtiaq, Jumaat, Mohd Zamin
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Journal of Physical Sciences 2011
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/5912/1/Study_on_corollary_of_seismic_base_isolation_system_on_buildings_with_soft_storey.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/5912/; http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79960098978&partnerID=40&md5=0f9c5bae35e723eb5d98330c160b23f9

Soft storey buildings are characterized by having a storey which has a lot of open spaces. This soft storey creates a major weak point in an earthquake. Since soft stories are classically associated with retail spaces and parking garages, they are often on the lower stories of a building, which mean...