Advantages of suspension structures under seismic effects on the example of the water tank

Abstract

Abstract. The paper presents the advantages of suspension buildings and structures. It has been demonstrated, that during an earthquake the strains in the support structures of such buildings and structures are significantly reducThe scheme of the forces adjustment by means of springs (dampers) is ed compared to the strains in traditional cantilever buildings. The advantage of the suspension structures is shown by the example of a water tower with a tank of a capacity of 50 m3. Various schemes of the considered construction are given: the construction freely suspended on the bearing frame, the construction with the suspended foundation (prototype).