Report CE 93-10

UNIVERSITY OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Report No. CE 93-10

THE EFFECTS OF THE WAVE PASSAGE
ON THE RESPONSE OF BASE-ISOLATED BUILDINGS
ON RIGID EMBEDDED FOUNDATIONS

by

M. I. Todorovska and M. D. Trifunac

September 1993

Abstract and Contents (PDF ~0.3 Mb)

I. Introduction (PDF ~0.7 Mb)

II. The Model (PDF ~1.9 Mb)

III. Results and Analyses for a Base Isolated SDOF Oscillator (PDF ~8.0 Mb)

IV. Results and Analyses for a Base Isolated Shear Beam (PDF ~8.4 Mb)

V. Summary and Conclusions (PDF ~ 0.4 Mb)

References (PDF ~ 0.2 Mb)