Low-cost base isolation technology as a means of protection from earthquakes developed at BITS-Pilani Hyderabad Campus can be effectively used to retrofit existing buildings, significantly enhancing ...

A primary reason behind devastation brought about earthquakes is that many buildings, especially in high-seismic zones, are either old or not designed to withstand strong seismic forces. One of the ...

Keywords: Seismic isolation, nuclear power plants, risk analysis, fragility analysis, test specifications. Revision 01: This revision updates the discussion on the derivation of fragility functions ...