Base isolation systems are widely used as an effective and practical solution to protect the
structure and non-structural elements from seismic hazards. However, the excessive …

In this paper, a new three-directional vibration isolator for buildings was developed to
suppress vertical metro vibrations and horizontal seismic vibrations simultaneously. The …

This paper proposes a seismic resisting technique for reinforced concrete frame buildings
that uses a combination of a rubber core and a U-shaped friction damping system. The U …

The recent technological advancements achieved in modular construction have accelerated
the trend of building taller self-standing steel modular building systems (MBSs), leading to a …

In this paper, the behavior of a natural rubber bearing system (NRBs) equipped with U-
shaped dampers is investigated. The U-shaped dampers consist of shaped memory alloy …

Building isolation is a practical and ubiquitous method for reducing inter-story drift and story
acceleration. Previously it has been shown that since an isolator can increase the time …

Bridge construction is one of the cores of traffic infrastructure construction. To better develop
relevant bridge science, this paper introduces the main research progress in China and …

Recently, inerter-based devices have been widely explored for possible applications to both
civil and mechanical engineering structures for effective vibration control. The control force …

For unbonded laminated natural rubber bearings (ULNBs) which are popular in highway
bridges with medium-to-small spans especially in China, the linear and single deformation …

Stability is one of the most important parameters to evaluate seismic base isolators. Previous
research has illustrated the power of base isolators with single and multiple rubber cores …