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Seismic isolation of civil buildings in Japan

✍ Scribed by Professor Takafumi Fujita

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1998
Tongue
English
Weight
633 KB
Volume
1
Category
Article
ISSN
1365-0556

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✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Japan is the country where seismic isolation is most widely used for civil buildings. Since the Hanshin‐Awaji earthquake of 17 January 1995 when the effectiveness of seismic isolation was demonstrated, base‐isolated buildings have become more popular in Japan. This article reviews seismic isolation systems which have been developed and used in Japan, their effectiveness in the earthquake, present applications, guidelines for safety evaluation of base‐isolated buildings, and future developments for seismic isolation.

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