Citation

Makris N. Earthquake Eng. Struct. Dynam. 2019; 48(2): 269-283.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/eqe.3124

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Seismic isolation or "aseismic base isolation" is an earthquake protection strategy that aims to uncouple the motion of a structure from the ground shaking and thereby reduce structural forces. A most effective and successful seismic protection technology, seismic isolation, is by now a mature and viable alternative to traditional capacity design and has been implemented in numerous bridges, buildings, and other special structures worldwide. This paper records the origins and early developments (up to the early 1990s) of seismic isolation.

Language: en

Keywords

concave sliding bearings; elastomeric bearings; historical note; response modification; seismic protection