Seismic isolation and damping systems have been widely adopted since the 1980s as effective and economical measures for protecting civil structures, ...

Seismic isolation systems offer an invaluable means of protecting buildings from earthquake‐induced forces by decoupling the structure from ground motion. Recent technological advances have focused on ...

Researchers have developed a novel negative-stiffness isolation device that offers a pioneering solution for seismic protection. The device, designed to provide multidirectional negative stiffness and ...

Engineers designing the Giant Magellan Telescope celebrated the feat of having their innovative seismic protection design validated by an independent review panel. This group of experts in seismic ...

Keywords: Seismic performance. Roller seismic isolation bearings. Seismic isolation systems. Highway infrastructure. Bridges. Cylindrical rollers. Self-centering capabilities. Constant spectral ...

A competing variables approach is developed for determining an optimal choice of stiffness and damping for minimization of the dynamic response of a single-degree-of-freedom (SDOF) system subjected to ...

The five-year research program considered the seismic design of corrugated metal decks, with and without concrete topping, as a diaphragm system that is an integral part of the steel structure. Photo ...

Render of the Ariake Arena being built for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. The arena features a total of 44 seismic isolating bearings, of three different varieties. (Courtesy Bridgestone) ...

Since 1987, MCEER, formerly the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) and the National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research ( NCEER), has produced over 600 ...

A workhorse with showhorse trappings as well, the $289-million Sixth Street Viaduct in Los Angeles features a series of technical innovations that sets a new threshold for seismic safety. The 3,060-ft ...