Keywords: Nuclear power plants (NPP). Base isolation. Seismic isolation systems. ASCE 43-05. Damage. Design level earthquakes. Moats. Gravity loads. Seismic loads ...
Keywords: Structural fuse systems. Single degree of freedom (SDOF) systems. Passive hysteretic energy dissipation (PED) devices. Seismic performance. Displacement demands. Flooring systems.
The largest base-isolated building in the world officially opened in earthquake-prone Istanbul, Turkey, on May 21. The 1-million-sm, $1.5 billion Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital, located near ...