ABSTRACT Base isolation (BI) system for buildings is introduced to decouple the building structure frompotentially damaging induced

by earthquake motion, preventing the building superstructures fromabsorbing the

earthquake energy. The mechanism of the base isolator increases the natural periodof the overall structure, and decreases its acceleration response to earthquake / seismic motion. Asteel building with structural rubber bearing is introduced

throughout this study. The studyanalysis performed to check for the adequacy of the base isolation against building lateral driftand inter-story drift as per allowance in National Building Code of Canada 2010. Two buildingswere analyzed using the

nonlinear time history response analysis using the dynamic MODALanalysis for fixed base (FB) building, and Isolated base (IB) building with rubber bearing. Theanalysis represents a case study for symmetric steel building to show the

ultimate capacity of theselected structural bearing, and to make a comparison for the difference between the isolated baseand the fixed base buildings. Initial results show that the presence of the structural rubber bearingreduces significantly the

vertical displacement, moment and shear generated for the same mode. Keywords : building, base isolation, rubber bearing, earthquake, dynamics, time history response INTRODUCTION

Base isolation (BI) is a mechanism that provides earthquake resistance to the newstructure. The BI system decouple the building from the horizontal ground motion induced byearthquake, and offer a very stiff vertical components to

the base level of the superstructure inconnection to substructure (foundation). It shifts the fundamental lateral period, T
a

, dissipates theenergy in damping, and reduces the amount of

the lateral forces that trans

REHABILITATION and RETROFIT of EXISTING STEEL STRUCTURES

Larry S. Muir

REHABILITATION and RETROFIT of

EXISTING STEEL STRUCTURES RESOURCES CODES - IBC

Chapter 34 provides information related to Existing Buildings and Structures.

CODES - AISC
Appendix 5 provides information related to Evaluation of Existing Structures.

RESOURCES
WELDING TO EXIST. STRUCTURES