Estimation of Seismic Demands on Isolators Based on Nonlinear Analysis
Publication: Journal of Structural Engineering
Volume 130, Issue 3
Abstract
A procedure based on rigorous nonlinear analysis that estimates the deformation and force of an isolator due to strong ground motion is presented. The procedure offers an alternative to the iterative equivalent-linear methods used by current U.S. building codes. The governing equation is reduced to a form such that the median normalized deformation of the system due to an ensemble of ground motions with a given corner period is found to depend on only two parameters: the natural period, defined from the postyield stiffness, and the normalized strength, or strength normalized by peak ground velocity. The dispersion of normalized deformation for an ensemble of ground motions is shown to be small, implying that the median normalized deformation is a meaningful estimate of response. The simple trends shown by the median normalized deformation led to the development of suitable design equations for isolator deformation. These design equations reflect a 13% increase when the excitation includes two lateral components of ground motion instead of just one component. For comparison, deformations estimated by the equivalent-linear method are unconservative by up to 50% compared to those found from the more accurate nonlinear spectrum, and building codes include at most a 4.4% increase for a second component.
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Copyright © 2004 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Aug 13, 2002
Accepted: Mar 25, 2003
Published online: Feb 19, 2004
Published in print: Mar 2004
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