Reinforced Masonry Buildings with base isolation

♣628.finst · July 17th, 2008, 11:48 AM

Reinforced Masonry Buildings with base isolation

INTRODUCTION

Since 1990, base-isolated brick masonry buildings with reinforced concrete floors/roof have been widely used in China.

The base-isolated building consists of an isolation system (laminated rubber isolation devices) superstructure and substructure.

The base-isolation system is located on top of the walls or columns in the basement or at the ground floor level of a building without a basement.

The superstructure consists of conventional multi-story brick masonry walls and reinforced concrete floors/roof. The substructure is part of the building beneath the isolation system and consists of the basement and the foundation structure.

The base-isolated masonry structure results in an increase in seismic safety by a factor of 4-12 times as compared to that of a non-isolation masonry structure. The high seismic resistance of the base isolation structure house has been proven by shake table tests and in many actual earthquake events in China and other countries.

The wide usage of base isolation technology indicates that the era of strong earthquake-proof buildings is coming in China.

easonjay · October 10th, 2008, 04:46 AM

The base-isolated masonry structure results in an increase in seismic safety by a factor of 4-12 times as compared to that of a non-isolation masonry structure. The high seismic resistance of the base isolation structure house has been proven by shake table tests and in many actual earthquake events in China and other countries. disease

Tico_ES · October 17th, 2008, 03:58 PM

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July 17th, 2008, 11:48 AM	#1
♣628.finst Optimum Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: HK-Central / US- 10012 Posts: 10,071 Likes (Received): 0	Reinforced Masonry Buildings with base isolation Reinforced Masonry Buildings with base isolation INTRODUCTION Since 1990, base-isolated brick masonry buildings with reinforced concrete floors/roof have been widely used in China. The base-isolated building consists of an isolation system (laminated rubber isolation devices) superstructure and substructure. The base-isolation system is located on top of the walls or columns in the basement or at the ground floor level of a building without a basement. The superstructure consists of conventional multi-story brick masonry walls and reinforced concrete floors/roof. The substructure is part of the building beneath the isolation system and consists of the basement and the foundation structure. The base-isolated masonry structure results in an increase in seismic safety by a factor of 4-12 times as compared to that of a non-isolation masonry structure. The high seismic resistance of the base isolation structure house has been proven by shake table tests and in many actual earthquake events in China and other countries. The wide usage of base isolation technology indicates that the era of strong earthquake-proof buildings is coming in China. __________________ Commonwealth and United States. 628 Last edited by ♣628.finst; July 18th, 2008 at 06:30 AM.

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October 10th, 2008, 04:46 AM	#2
easonjay Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 5 Likes (Received): 0	The base-isolated masonry structure results in an increase in seismic safety by a factor of 4-12 times as compared to that of a non-isolation masonry structure. The high seismic resistance of the base isolation structure house has been proven by shake table tests and in many actual earthquake events in China and other countries. disease