On the Efficiency of a Base Isolation System

The aim of this paper is to present the analyses of the efficiency for a base isolation system. To portray the hysteretic behavior of the devices used for seismic protection the Bouc-Wen model is used. The non-linear first order equation which can describe the evolution of force developed by one dev...

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Main Authors: Ana-Maria Mitu, Tudor Sireteanu, Daniel Baldovin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Eftimie Murgu University of Resita 2010-01-01
Series:Analele Universităţii "Eftimie Murgu" Reşiţa: Fascicola I, Inginerie
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Online Access:http://anale-ing.uem.ro/2010/08_C.pdf