Research on the Performances of Seismic Isolation and Damping in High-rise Buildings

High-rise buildings are one of the primary building structures in the modern day metropolitan area. Since Taiwan is located in the western area of the Circum-Pacific Sismic Zone, the quality of quake insulation and damping capacity of buildings are the key factors which determines the safety of high-rise buildings. The study analyzes and discusses the current existing damping capacity and quake insulation mechanics. The examination of high-rise buildings' seismic retraits system theory, the inspection of seismic restraits of the complete architectural structure set of edifices, the current data gathered for both the advantages and disadvantages of seisemic restraits, datas indicating the damages after earthquakes and the data usage of related past incidents to determine proper responses when accidents happen are also the focus of the study. The study uses the Janapese post-earthquake renovation plan as a reference for seisemic restraits designs and post-quake responses.