Question

A building designed to reduce the amount of energy that reaches the building during an earthquake is called a

a. fixed-base building.
b. wood-frame building.
c. base-isolated building.
d. brick building.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided

Answer 1

The answer to your question is c

Answer 2

Letter C

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct answer is a base-isolated building.

That's because one of the engineering achievements in dealing with earthquakes is to "separate" the building (or structure) from the horizontal components of the ground movement by interposing a layer with low horizontal rigidity between the structure and the foundation, resulting in interposition of a deformable layer, reducing the frequency of vibration itself, thus helping to deal with earthquakes.