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Base Isolation in Omo Hada Design by Sed Beelze is a document available to read on EtoBox.

This document summarizes a study on the performance of traditional Nias houses called "omo hada" during the 2005 Nias earthquake. Some key points: 1) Omo hada structures survived the earthquake without damage while modern buildings collapsed, due to their use of base isolation. The wooden posts of omo hada rest on stone foundations without being fixed, allowing sliding. 2) The study models an omo hada structure using finite element analysis to model the friction-type supports as sliding and compare to fi

Author

Sed Beelze

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EN