New Application of Base Isolation and Energy Dissipation in Russia. State of Art

Buildings and structure protection against the dangerous effects of earthquakes is one of the priorities set by the government of Russian Federation to engineering community. Seismic isolation systems are actively introduced into the practice of earthquake-proof construction in Russia. This is evidenced by many unique objects using seismic isolation systems. Their design and construction is conducted in the Russian Federation with the participation of specialists from the Research Center of Earthquake Engineering, which is the part of the Research Institute of Building Construction and Russian Association of Earthquake Engineering. After the publication of a new edition of the Russian codes, seismic protection systems have found application in medical, educational, and residential buildings. Standard solutions were developed for seismic protection of structures whose own seismic resistance is lower than the seismicity of the site.