Research Article

Seismic Response Analysis of Fully Base-Isolated Adjacent Buildings with Segregated Foundations

Table 4

Relative displacement of the shorter FFB and FBI buildings under considered motions.

EarthquakeFFB shorter building disp. (cm)FBI shorter building disp. (cm)Reduction (%)
Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.Pos.Neg.

Cape2.6−2.51.1−0.85868
LACC-N10.5−7.91.7−2.28472
S-Monica6.6−5.81−1.98567
El-Centro7.1−5.71.8−1.37577
Ave.75.571