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Earthquakes and Structures Volume 4, Number 6, June 2013 , pages 587-606 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/eas.2013.4.6.587 |
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New approach in design of seismic isolated buildings applying clusters of rubber bearings in isolation systems |
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Mikayel G. Melkumyan
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| Abstract | ||
| The given paper presents a new approach in design of seismic isolation systems of base isolated buildings. The idea is to install not one big size rubber bearing under the columns and/or shear walls, or one by one with certain spacing under the load-bearing walls, but to install a group/cluster of small size bearings, in order to increase the overall effectiveness of the isolation system. The advantages of this approach are listed and illustrated by the examples. Also the results of analyses of some buildings where the approach on installation of clusters of rubber bearings was used in their isolation systems are given for two cases: i) when the analyses are carried out based on the provisions of the Armenian Seismic Code, and ii) when the time history analyses are carried out. Obtained results are compared and discussed. Paper also presents, as an example, detailed analysis and design of the 18-story unique building in one of the residential complexes in Yerevan. Earthquake response analyses of this building were carried out in two versions, i.e. when the building is base isolated and when it is fixed base. Several time histories were used in the analyses. Comparison of the obtained results indicates the high effectiveness of the proposed structural concepts of isolation systems and the need for further improvement of the Seismic Code provisions regarding the values of the reduction factors. A separate section in the paper dedicated to the design of high damping laminated rubber-steel bearings and to results of their tests. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| seismic isolation; new approach; cluster of small size bearings; base isolated buildings; analysis and design; seismic code; time history; fixed base building; comparison of results; design and tests of bearings | ||
| Address | ||
| Mikayel G. Melkumyan : Armenian Association for Earthquake Engineering | ||