Analysis and Modeling of Dissipative Towers for Seismic Protection of Buildings

The present work aims to demonstrate the advantages of using a seismic protection system with dissipative towers and, at the same time, the design of the mechanism that makes it possible to dissipate the input energy due to the earthquake. The study in question is carried out by simulation in the Matlab- Simscape environment; in particular, the model describing the real phenomenon was created and, following numerous simulations, it is shown how the addition of a seismic protection system with dissipative towers helps to mitigate the oscillations generated by the seismic phenomenon. For this reason, for newly constructed buildings, efforts are made to ensure seismic isolation through the introduction of special anti-seismic devices interposed between the foundation and the structure; instead, where it is not possible to interpose such devices, such as for existing buildings existing, other solutions, such as the use of dissipative towers, can be adopted.