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

Table 5

Acceleration response of the shorter FFB and FBI buildings under considered motions.

Earthquake	FFB taller building acc. (m/s^2)		FBI taller building acc. (m/s^2)		Reduction (%)
	8th floor	4th floor	8th floor	4th floor	8th	4th
Cape	−3.1	−3.3	−2.6	−3.2	16	3
LACC-N	−18	−31	−4.6	−11	74	65
S-Monica	−8.2	−13.2	−4.6	−13.5	44	2
El-Centro	−11	−17.92	−7.7	−13.66	30	24
Ave.					41	22.5
Earthquake	FFB shorter building acc. (m/s^2)		FBI shorter building acc. (m/s^2)		Reduction (%)
	4th floor		4th floor		4th
Cape	5.4		4.5		17
LACC-N	41		11.5		72
S-Monica	18.6		16.8		10
El-Centro	28.4		17		40
Ave.					35