Light-frame construction is used extensively in the European, American and Australasian market for low and medium rise timber buildings. These buildings are light-weight and have a high dissipative capacity, and thus a high behaviour factor can be used in seismic design. On the other hand the use of a high behaviour factor may imply significant structural and non-structural damage at the end of a high intensity earthquake, leading to potentially significant economic losses. Passive base isolation is by far the most effective way to reduce the effect of an earthquake on a structure. In this paper, the use of passive base isolation is investigated for light-frame multi-storey timber buildings. Two designs of a three-storey light-frame building were carried out according to Eurocode 5 and the Italian regulation for construction: one with and the other without Friction Pendulum System isolators. The seismic performance and cost of both solutions are compared, demonstrating the convenience of using passive base isolation.

"Seismic analysis of a light-frame timber building with and without friction pendulum base isolation"

FRAGIACOMO, Massimo;
2012-01-01

Abstract

Light-frame construction is used extensively in the European, American and Australasian market for low and medium rise timber buildings. These buildings are light-weight and have a high dissipative capacity, and thus a high behaviour factor can be used in seismic design. On the other hand the use of a high behaviour factor may imply significant structural and non-structural damage at the end of a high intensity earthquake, leading to potentially significant economic losses. Passive base isolation is by far the most effective way to reduce the effect of an earthquake on a structure. In this paper, the use of passive base isolation is investigated for light-frame multi-storey timber buildings. Two designs of a three-storey light-frame building were carried out according to Eurocode 5 and the Italian regulation for construction: one with and the other without Friction Pendulum System isolators. The seismic performance and cost of both solutions are compared, demonstrating the convenience of using passive base isolation.
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