Base isolation has been used as one of the most wildly accepted seismic protection systems that should substantially dissociate a superstructure from its substructure resting on a shaking ground, thereby sustainably preserving entire structures against earthquake forces as well as inside non-structural integrities. Base isolation devices can operate very effectively against near-fault (NF) grou...

Silos are strategical structures used to stockpile various types of granular materials. They highly vulnerable earthquake excitation and have been frequently reported fail at a higher rate than any other industrial structure. The seismic response silos within the near-fault region will suffer complex combination loadings due unique characteristics ground motions; which usually associated with l...

Long-period ground motions in plain and basin areas on land can cause large-scale, severe damage to structures and buildings and have been widely investigated for disaster prevention and mitigation. However, such motions in ocean-bottom areas are poorly studied because of their relative insignificance in uninhabited areas and the lack of ocean-bottom strong-motion data. Here, we report on evide...

A seismic isolated structure is usually a long-period structural system, which may encounter a lowfrequency resonance problem when subjected to a near-fault earthquake that usually has a long-period pulse-like waveform. This long-period wave component may result in an enlargement of the base displacement and a decrease of the isolation efficiency. To overcome this problem, a rolling-based seism...