Research Article

Base Isolation of Buildings with Curved Surface Sliders: Basic Design Criteria and Critical Issues

Table 2

Four-column frame: periods and participant masses (translation X, translation Y, and rotation Z in the vibration modes).

Mode no.T(s)Participant mass XParticipant mass YParticipant mass RZSum XSum YSum RZ

13.2590.0010.9990.3350.0010.9990.335
23.2590.9990.0010.389110.724
32.1040.0000.0000.276111