Seismic response of base isolated liquid storage tanks to real and simulated near fault pulse type ground motions

Uçkan M. E., Umut O., Sisman F. N., Karimzadeh S., Askan A.

SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING, vol.112, pp.58-68, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 112
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.soildyn.2018.04.030
  • Journal Name: SOIL DYNAMICS AND EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.58-68
  • Keywords: Seismic base isolation, Liquid tanks, Near fault, Simulated ground motion, Equivalent pulses, 1999 IZMIT EARTHQUAKE, FREQUENCY, VIBRATION
  • Middle East Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this paper, the seismic response of base-isolated liquid storage tanks subjected to real and simulated near-fault ground motions is investigated. It is assumed that the tanks are seismically isolated by single surface Concave Sliding Bearings (CSB) with different isolation periods. For the input data, the recorded and simulated ground motions having pulse type characters and their dominant waveforms are considered.