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Seismic Isolation Development in U.S.: Case Studies

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Passive and Active Structural Vibration Control in Civil Engineering

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This section describes the development and application of seismic (or base) isolation in the United States. Significant strides have been made in the implementation of the technology. This is attributed to recent advances in seismic isolation hardware and the removal of a number of impediments, which delayed widespread implementation in the near past.

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Constantinou, M.C. (1994). Seismic Isolation Development in U.S.: Case Studies. In: Soong, T.T., Costantinou, M.C. (eds) Passive and Active Structural Vibration Control in Civil Engineering. CISM International Centre for Mechanical Sciences, vol 345. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-3012-4_7

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