Base Isolation In Earthquake Pollution

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Seismic Base Isolation Technique for Earthquake-Resistant Buildings At the Earth's surface, seismic waves cause the ground to shake and vibrate, sometimes violently. This can create enormous stresses for a building's structural elements. If those stresses are large enough, the building can collapse or get heavily damaged. “Every year, earthquakes take the lives of thousands of people, and destroy property worth billions.” (How Stuff Works Science) Many people have asked, is it possible to keep buildings upright during catastrophic earthquakes? Since earthquakes are unpreventable and unpredictable, the only option for us is to design and build buildings that are earthquake resistant. The earthquake isn’t what kills the people but it is the…show more content…
When the ground shakes, the rollers freely roll, but the building above does not move. No force is transferred to the building; this way the building does not experience the earthquake. The main feature of the base isolation technique is that it introduces flexibility to the structure. The isolators are often designed to absorb energy which adds damping to the system. This helps reduce the seismic response of the building. Base isolation technique isn’t suitable for all buildings. It is usually fit for low to medium rise buildings rested on hard soil underneath. High-rise buildings or buildings rested on soft soil are not suitable for base…show more content…
This helps prevent damage to the building’s frame and keep things from destroying or toppling. Engineers uses many different types of bearing pad designs. The widely-used type is the base isolation bearings. It contains a solid lead core. This makes the bearing stiff and strong in the vertical direction. The rubber and steel bands make the bearing flexible in the horizontal direction. The bearing is fitted with steel plates. This is used to attach the bearings to the building and foundation. When an earthquake hits, it allows the foundation to move without moving the building above it. This results in the building’s horizontal acceleration to reduce and avoids deformation and damage to the
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