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Numerical study to investigate the effect of elastomeric snubber properties on seismic response of vibration-isolated nonstructural components

  • Rutherford and Chekene

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Abstract

To investigate the effect of elastomeric snubber properties on the seismic response of vibration-isolated nonstructural components, a numerical study is conducted on six different vibration-isolated nonstructural components mounted on the roof of six different buildings located in areas with different levels of seismicity. The dynamic model used for the numerical study considers the effects of thickness and hardening of elastomeric snubbers. Transient dynamic analysis is conducted with an explicit state-space approach to determine the response of the Single Degree-of-Freedom (SDOF) system representing the vibration-isolated nonstructural component under the action of historic roof motions scaled to match with a target response spectrum defined per the seismic design requirements of the IBC 2006 for nonstructural components.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationImproving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures - Proc. 2009 ATC and SEI Conference on Improving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures
Pages663-673
Number of pages11
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 ATC and SEI Conference on Improving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures - San Francisco, CA, United States
Duration: Dec 9 2009Dec 11 2009

Publication series

NameImproving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures - Proc. 2009 ATC and SEI Conference on Improving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures

Conference

Conference2009 ATC and SEI Conference on Improving the Seismic Performance of Existing Buildings and Other Structures
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CitySan Francisco, CA
Period12/9/0912/11/09

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