Base isolation is a method for moderating the effects of earthquakes on buildings. Isolator devices (either elastic or sliding) are installed between the foundation and the building superstructure.

Keywords: Experimental studies. Analytical studies. Base isolation systems. Seismic protection. Power transformers. Tri-axial earthquake simulator testing. Seismic isolation. Base displacement.

Keywords: Seismic isolation, nuclear power plants, risk analysis, fragility analysis, test specifications. Revision 01: This revision updates the discussion on the derivation of fragility functions ...

Engineers designing the Giant Magellan Telescope celebrated the feat of having their innovative seismic protection design validated by an independent review panel. This group of experts in seismic ...