Definitions for base isolation
base iso·la·tion

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1. base isolationnoun

   A collection of a building's structural elements resting on its foundation to provide partial separation of the building from shaking ground thus upgrading the building's seismic fitness. For video demonstration, click here:

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1. base isolation

   Seismic base isolation, also known as base isolation, or base isolation system, is one of the most popular means of protecting a structure against earthquake forces. It is a collection of structural elements which should substantially decouple a superstructure from its substructure that is in turn resting on the shaking ground, thus protecting a building or non-building structure's integrity.Base isolation is one of the most powerful tools of earthquake engineering pertaining to the passive structural vibration control technologies. The isolation can be obtained by the use of various techniques like rubber bearings, friction bearings, ball bearings, spring systems and other means. It is meant to enable a building or non-building structure to survive a potentially devastating seismic impact through a proper initial design or subsequent modifications. In some cases, application of base isolation can raise both a structure's seismic performance and its seismic sustainability considerably. Contrary to popular belief base isolation does not make a building earthquake proof.

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1. Base isolation

   Base isolation, also known as seismic base isolation or base isolation system, is one of the most popular means of protecting a structure against earthquake forces. It is a collection of structural elements which should substantially decouple a superstructure from its substructure resting on a shaking ground thus protecting a building or non-building structure's integrity. Base isolation is one of the most powerful tools of earthquake engineering pertaining to the passive structural vibration control technologies. It is meant to enable a building or non-building structure to survive a potentially devastating seismic impact through a proper initial design or subsequent modifications. In some cases, application of base isolation can raise both a structure's seismic performance and its seismic sustainability considerably. Contrary to popular belief base isolation does not make a building earthquake proof. Base isolation system consists of isolation units with or without isolation components, where: ⁕Isolation units are the basic elements of a base isolation system which are intended to provide the mentioned decoupling effect to a building or non-building structure. ⁕Isolation components are the connections between isolation units and their parts having no decoupling effect of their own.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of base isolation in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of base isolation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
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3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=base isolation