Smart Base Isolated Benchmark Building
Part I: Problem Definition
Sriram Narasimhan
1
, Student Member ASCE,
Satish Nagarajaiah
2
, Member ASCE,
Erik A. Johnson
3
, Assoc. Member ASCE,
and Henri P. Gavin
4
, Member ASCE
ABSTRACT
This paper presents the benchmark problem definition for seismically excited base-
isolated buildings. The objective of this benchmark study is to provide a well defined
base isolated building with a broad set of carefully chosen parameter sets, performance
measures and guidelines to the participants, so that they can evaluate their control
algorithms. The control algorithms may be passive, active or semi-active. The bench-
mark structure considered is an eight story base isolated building similar to existing
buildings in Los Angeles, California. The base isolation system includes both linear
and nonlinear bearings and control devices. The superstructure is considered to be a
linear elastic system with lateral-torsional behavior. A new nonlinear dynamic analy-
sis program has been developed and made available to facilitate direct comparison of
results of different control algorithms.
Keywords: Benchmark, base isolated building, control.
1
Grad. Stud., Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng., Rice Univ., 6100 S. Main Street, Houston, TX
77005; PH 713-348-2690; nsriram@rice.edu
2
Assoc. Prof., Depts. of Civil & Env. Eng. and Mech. Eng. & Mat. Sc., Rice Univ., 6100
S. Main Street, Houston, TX 77005; PH 713-348-6207; nagaraja@rice.edu
3
Assist. Prof., Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles,
CA 90089; PH 213-740-0610; johnsonE@usc.edu
4
Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Civil and Env. Eng., Duke Univ., Raleigh, Durham, NC 27708; PH
919-660-5200 hpgavin@duke.edu
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