Suitable Friction Sliding Materials for Base Isolation of Masonry Buildings

A feasibility study of friction base isolation system for seismic protection has been performed. Four different sliding interfaces, namely, green marble/High Density Poly Ethylene (HDPE), green marble/green marble, green marble/geosynthetic, and green marble/ rubber layers have been studied through...

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Main Authors: Radhikesh P. Nanda, Pankaj Agarwal, Manish Shrikhande
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Shock and Vibration
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/SAV-2012-0675