Research Article

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

Table 4

Five columns frame: characteristics of central isolator.

Friction coefficientμ1.5 μ2.5 μ

Secant stiffness Ke(kN/m)713.7835.61079.3
Elastic shear stiffness k (kN/m)21526.125201.332551.6
Equivalent period Tis (s)3.263.012.65