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Compared with an equivalent fixed-base building, a base-isolated building generally has
Answer: D
The superstructure moves almost as a rigid body on top of the isolation layer, so the storeys deform very little relative to one another and the contents feel much less shaking. Nearly all of the displacement is concentrated in the bearings instead.
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