Competent building elevation for incorporating base isolation in aseismic structure

• Main Authors: Islam, A.B.M., Jameel, Mohammed, Uddin, Md Alhaz, Jumaat, Mohd Zamin
• Format: Article
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/7291/

The predominant lateral loads acting upon building structures are earthquake and wind induced forces. If wind load is much greater than earthquake load, the lateral force resisting system required to tackle wind loading may be enough to resist the smaller earthquake load. In this situation, a seismi...