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- Title
Effects of Building Height and Seismic Load on the Optimal Performance of Base Isolation System.
- Authors
Dushimimana, Aloys; Dushimimana, Cyrille; Mbereyaho, Leopold; Niyonsenga, Aude Amandine
- Abstract
Seismic isolation has been widely accepted as one of the techniques that can be used to protect structures during earthquake ground motions. However, some challenges still exist such as the optimal control of excessive isolator shear strains imposed by some ground motions. The main purpose of this study was to assess the effects of building height variation and earthquake ground motion type on the optimal performance of the seismic isolation using lead core rubber bearing (LCRB). Nonlinear time history analysis for building models of various storeys isolated by LCRB and exposed to different real earthquakes was performed. To achieve this, the equations governing the motion of the isolated three different building models were presented, and an approach for solving the equations while taking into consideration of the optimized mechanical properties of the LCRB was developed. The LCRB performance was measured in terms of elastomer shear strains, derived after an optimal criterion leading to reliable substructure and superstructure responses was reached. The results showed that the combined effects of the earthquake type and building height significantly affect the substructure responses (maximum isolator displacement, energy dissipation capacity, maximum isolator force) and the superstructure responses (storey shear forces, storey drifts, floor displacements, and floor accelerations), which in some cases lead to a need for adding a fluid damper. In this regard, an attempt to couple the LCRB with nonlinear fluid viscous damper was made, and the performance of the hybrid was assessed. It was generally found that the hybrid can positively improve the substructure responses, thereby reducing the unwanted large elastomer shear strains without adversely affecting the superstructure responses.
- Subjects
EARTHQUAKE resistant design; BASE isolation system; EFFECT of earthquakes on buildings; GROUND motion; SHEAR strain; EQUATIONS of motion
- Publication
Arabian Journal for Science & Engineering (Springer Science & Business Media B.V. ), 2023, Vol 48, Issue 10, p13283
- ISSN
2193-567X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s13369-023-07660-9