Effect of Design Methodology on Collapse of Friction Pendulum Isolated Moment-Resisting and Concentrically Braced Frames

Base isolation is an effective method for mitigating seismic hazards and improving seismic performance under design-level ground motions. Previous studies have typically focused on comparing the performance of isolated and fixed-base buildings under design level or maximum considered level earthquakes without modeling the failure of the isolation bearings components. However, it is also important to include the performance of the isolation …