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Computers and Concrete
  Volume 16, Number 4, October 2015 , pages 503-529
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2015.16.4.503
 


Incorporation preference for rubber-steel bearing isolation in retrofitting existing multi storied building
A.B.M. Saiful Islam, Mohd Zamin Jumaat, Raja Rizwan Hussain, Md. Akter Hosen and Md. Nazmul Huda

 
Abstract
    Traditionally, multi-story buildings are designed to provide stiffer structural support to withstand lateral earthquake loading. Introducing flexible elements at the base of a structure and providing sufficient damping is an alternative way to mitigate seismic hazards. These features can be achieved with a device known as an isolator. This paper covers the design of base isolators for multi-story buildings in medium-risk seismicity regions and evaluates the structural responses of such isolators. The well-known tower building for police personnel built in Dhaka, Bangladesh by the Public Works Department (PWD) has been used as a case study to justify the viability of incorporating base isolators. The objective of this research was to establish a simplified model of the building that can be effectively used for dynamic analysis, to evaluate the structural status, and to suggest an alternative option to handle the lateral seismic load. A finite element model was incorporated to understand the structural responses. Rubber-steel bearing (RSB) isolators such as Lead rubber bearing (LRB) and high damping rubber bearing (HDRB) were used in the model to insert an isolator link element in the structural base. The nonlinearities of rubber-steel bearings were considered in detail. Linear static, linear dynamic, and nonlinear dynamic analyses were performed for both fixed-based (FB) and base isolated (BI) buildings considering the earthquake accelerograms, histories, and response spectra of the geological sites. Both the time-domain and frequency-domain approaches were used for dynamic solutions. The results indicated that for existing multi-story buildings, RSB diminishes the muscular amount of structural response compared to conventional non-isolated structures. The device also allows for higher horizontal displacement and greater structural flexibility. The suggested isolation technique is able to mitigate the structural hazard under even strong earthquake vulnerability.
 
Key Words
    structural retrofitting; seismic isolation; existing building; rubber-steel bearing; frequency domain; time domain analysis; LRB; HDRB; innovative model
 
Address
A.B.M. Saiful Islam, Mohd Zamin Jumaat, Md. Akter Hosen and Md. Nazmul Huda: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Raja Rizwan Hussain: CoE-CRT, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
 

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