The performance of a well-designed layer of sand, geo-grid, geo-textiles and composites like layer of sand mixed with shredded tyre (rubber) as low-cost base isolators is studied in shake table tests ...

Isolators had to be analyzed as part of the design for the state’s Emergency Operations Center near Olympia. Owners ranging from public agencies to financial institutions and research facilities have ...

Keywords: Seismic isolation, nuclear power plants, risk analysis, fragility analysis, test specifications. Revision 01: This revision updates the discussion on the derivation of fragility functions ...

Keywords: Base isolation. Seismic isolation systems. Seismic loads. Blast loads. Nuclear power plants (NPP). Performance assessments. Friction pendulum bearings. Lead rubber bearings. Low-damping ...