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Seismic shock and vibration isolation 1995. Part I: Theory, analysis, and testing

Conference ·
OSTI ID:104995
 [1];  [2]
  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
  2. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
Two basic engineering strategies for the protection of equipment and structures from damages caused by seismic shock and vibration loadings are, namely, strengthening and isolation. They work on almost totally different principles; the strengthening strategy aims primarily at increasing the capacity or the ability of the structure to withstand the dynamic loading by incorporating additional structural materials and components, while the isolation strategy focuses on reducing the demand or the transmitted loading on the structure by adding an isolator or isolation system between the structure and the source of the loading. The isolation strategy is often used for filtering out unwanted vibrations and noises. In practice, the isolation strategy has the advantage of not depending on alterations to the isolated structure and is often the preferred method for applications in equipment and in some structures.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-48
OSTI ID:
104995
Report Number(s):
UCRL-JC--121345-Pt.1; CONF-950740--94-Pt.1; ON: DE95017818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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