Research Article

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

Table 8

Effect of different seismic gaps on the pounding force at the pounding level.

Storey levelSeparation distance (mm)Pounding force (kN)Time (s)

4th302289.814.74
4th1701920.704.93
4th3001366.155.24