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http://dx.doi.org/10.12652/Ksce.2015.35.5.1025

Seismic Behavior and Estimation for Base Isolator Bearings with Self-centering and Reinforcing Systems  

Hu, Jong Wan (Incheon National University)
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KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research / v.35, no.5, 2015 , pp. 1025-1037 More about this Journal
Abstract
Flexible base isolation bearings that separate superstructure from ground have been widely used in the construction field because they make a significant contribution to increasing the fundamental period of the structure, thereby decreasing response acceleration transmitted into the superstructure. However, the established bearing devices installed to uphold the whole building give rise to some problems involved with failure and collapse due to lack of the capacity as modern structures are getting more massive and higher. Therefore, this study suggests new isolation bearings assembled with additional restrainers enabled to reinforcing and recentering, and then evaluates their performance to withstand the seismic load. The superelastic shape memory alloy (SMA) bars are installed into the conventional lead-rubber bearing (LRB) devices in order to provide recentering forces. These new systems are modeled as component spring models for the purpose of conducting nonlinear dynamic analyses with near fault ground motion data. The LRB devices with steel bars are also designed and analyzed to compare their responses with those of new systems. After numerical analyses, ultimate strength, maximum displacement, permanent deformation, and recentering ratio are compared to each model with an aim to investigate which base isolation models are superior. It can be shown that LRB models with superelastic SMA bars are superior to other models compared to each other in terms of seismic resistance and recentering effect.
Keywords
Lead-rubber bearing (LRB); Base isolation; Superelastic shape memory alloy (SMA); Reinforcing bar; Recentering;
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