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Which of these best describes what an isolation system does to the input energy of an earthquake?
Answer: B
The impedance mismatch at the isolation plane keeps much of the energy from entering the building at all, and the bearings absorb a further share in hysteresis. What is left is small enough for the superstructure to carry elastically.
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