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Base isolation reduces the seismic force on a structure principally by
Answer: B
Shifting the period well beyond the plateau of the spectrum moves the structure to where the ordinate is small, and the accompanying rise in displacement is taken up in the isolation layer. Added damping in the bearings helps, but the period shift does most of the work.
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