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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sss.2019.24.1.037

Overview of the development of smart base isolation system featuring magnetorheological elastomer  

Li, Yancheng (College of CivilEngineering, Nanjing Tech University)
Li, Jianchun (School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney)
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Smart Structures and Systems / v.24, no.1, 2019 , pp. 37-52 More about this Journal
Abstract
Despite its success and wide application, base isolation system has been challenged for its passive nature, i.e., incapable of working with versatile external loadings. This is particularly exaggerated during near-source earthquakes and earthquakes with dominate low-frequency components. To address this issue, many efforts have been explored, including active base isolation system and hybrid base isolation system (with added controllable damping). Active base isolation system requires extra energy input which is not economical and the power supply may not be available during earthquakes. Although with tunable energy dissipation ability, hybrid base isolation systems are not able to alter its fundamental natural frequency to cope with varying external loadings. This paper reports an overview of new adventure with aim to develop adaptive base isolation system with controllable stiffness (thus adaptive natural frequency). With assistance of the feedback control system and the use of smart material technology, the proposed smart base isolation system is able to realize real-time decoupling of external loading and hence provides effective seismic protection against different types of earthquakes.
Keywords
smart base isolation; magnetorheological elastomer; adaptive base isolator; shake table testing;
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