REDUCED-SCALE ELASTOMERIC SEISMIC ISOLATION BEARING TESTS

Using a new bearing production technology, scalable, six inch seismic isolation bearings were built to accurately represent many characteristics of full-scale 24 to 36 inch bearings, including elastomer properties, bearing shape factor, metal layer stiffness and total elastomer height-to-width ratios. Test methods for quarter scale bearings and components are reported that provide reliability and ultimate strength data. Because reduced-scale tests cost less, larger numbers of relevant tests can be conducted in the development stages of bearing design, thereby reducing overall development costs and increasing reliability.

• Corporate Authors:

  American Concrete Institute (ACI)

  38800 Country Club Drive
  Farmington Hills, MI  United States  48331
• Authors:
  • Holland, R H
• Conference:
  • Fourth World Congress on Joint Sealants and Bearing Systems for Concrete Structures
  • Location: Sacramento, California
  • Date: 1996-9-29 to 1996-10-3
• Publication Date: 1997

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 16p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearings; Bonding; Development; Earthquake resistant structures; Elastomers
• Subject Areas: Geotechnology; Highways; I42: Soil Mechanics;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00779839
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: SP 164-63
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Dec 16 1999 12:00AM