In Japan, there are more than 5,000 seismically isolated buildings, and if detached houses are included the total is more than 10,000 buildings. The number of seismically isolated buildings has […] Read more

1. Introduction Application of seismic isolation technology has seen a rapid increase in Türkiye in recent years, particularly in the case of buildings. Following the completion of the Turkish national […] Read more

Abstract Seismically isolated buildings in Taiwan remained structurally intact during the earthquake that struck Hualien on April 3, 2024, despite its significant impact on the eastern and northwestern regions of […] Read more

Summary The development of ISO 22762 “Elastomeric seismic-protection isolators” [1, 2, 3], is a set of international standards for seismic isolation rubber bearings, began in 2000 at the ISO International […] Read more

The Chemistry Interdisciplinary Project (CHIP) is a new seismically isolated research centre of the University of Camerino, hosting chemistry and physics laboratories and much sensitive scientific equipment. Its construction was […] Read more

Seismic isolation is an efficient technology that, due to its cost has mainly been applied in high importance projects in rich countries. The cost originates from both the devices per […] Read more