Research Article
Experimental Tests and Analytical Modelling of a Scaled Isolated Structure on Sliding and Elastomeric Bearings
Table 6
Results of characterization by shaking table tests (free vibrations of isolated structure).
| Test | Displacement range of isolator system (mm) | Period (s) | Damping factor (%) | Equivalent stiffness of the isolation system (kN/m) |
| 1 | 5.3–2.8 | 0.42 | 8.3 | 2824.0 | 2 | 13.1–5.0 | 0.51 | 13.5 | 1570.8 | 3 | 20.6–9.2 | 0.58 | 11.7 | 1154.8 | 4 | 33.0–13.4 | 0.64 | 13.5 | 902.6 | 5 | 7.7–4.3 | 0.46 | 8.2 | 2107.4 |
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