Seismic Response and Vibration Reduction Analysis of Suspended Structure under Wave Passage Excitation

Table 6

Peak acceleration response of the top suspended floor under 9 frequent earthquakes.

Seismic input	Structure	Uniform excitation	800 m/s	500 m/s	300 m/s
El Centro	Common	4.902	5.148	3.546	2.307
	Damping	0.488	0.360	0.336	0.293
	k	90.04%	93.01%	90.52%	87.30%
Taft	Common	5.18	5.792	3.518	2.474
	Damping	0.427	0.354	0.317	0.244
	k	91.76%	93.89%	90.99%	90.14%
Artificial wave	Common	6.234	5.958	5.764	3.183
	Damping	0.555	0.488	0.476	0.348
	k	91.10%	91.81%	91.74%	89.07%

Note: in addition to the % data added in the above table, the remaining data units are all m/s².