A Simplified Parametric Study on Occupant Comfort Conditions in Base Isolated Buildings under Wind Loading

Figure 7

Critical 10-minute mean wind velocity at a height of 10 m determining discomfort and corresponding return period, , for a basic wind velocity = 27 m/s and a terrain category V, as a function of the period, , of the isolated mode of the equivalent linear system (a–g); the height, H, of the building (b–h); the width, B, of the building (c–i); the aerial mass, , of the floors (d–j); the damping ratio, , of the isolated mode (e–k); the characteristic parameter, , of the base isolators (f–l).

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