Title: THERMAL OBSERVATION OF ISOLATING DEVICES INSTALLED IN BASE-ISOLATED BUILDINGS IN COLD REGION
Abstract:In cold region, it is considered that dynamic performance of base-isolated buildings is significantly affected by thermal dependence of restoring force characteristics of isolating devices. However, t...In cold region, it is considered that dynamic performance of base-isolated buildings is significantly affected by thermal dependence of restoring force characteristics of isolating devices. However, there is not enough of basic data concerned with the thermal condition for designing base-isolated buildings. In this study, thermal environment of isolating devices is investigated by thermal observation in two base-isolated buildings. For improving thermal environment of isolating devices, results of observation suggest that it is effective to enclose them by thermally insulating materials. It is also suggested that the temperature of isolating devices is mainly affected not by outer thermal environment but by the temperature of upper and lower-side structure.Read More