5.14.1 - Seismic Isolation Modeling
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What is Seismic Isolation?
💡 Hint: Think about methods to protect buildings from seismic forces.
How does increasing the effective period affect a building's seismic response?
💡 Hint: Consider how longer vibrations might affect the building's stability.
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What is the primary objective of using seismic isolation in structures?
💡 Hint: Think about the goal of protection from earthquakes.
True or False: Longer effective periods lead to higher accelerations during an earthquake.
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between period and response.
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Design a simplified model for a two-mass SDOF system representing a base-isolated building and explain how you would determine the effective period.
💡 Hint: Think about how adjustments to mass or stiffness would alter the period.
Critically evaluate the effectiveness of an energy-dissipating device integrated into a seismic isolation system. What parameters would you assess?
💡 Hint: Consider what challenges a real earthquake might introduce.
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