QUALITY CONTROL OF BEARINGS WITH ELASTOMERS /IN PORTUGUESE/

THE USE OF BEARINGS MADE WITH ELASTOMERS OR WITH ELASTOMERS BETWEEN METAL PLATES, IN BRIDGES, VIADUCTS AND BUILDING STRUCTURES, HAS BEEN INCREASING SINCE 1950. THEY SUBSTITUTE FOR THE TRADITIONAL EXPANSION BEARINGS MADE WITH METAL OR CONCRETE, OR MIXED TYPES USING BOTH MATERIALS. THESE BEARINGS OFFER THE FOLLOWING BENEFITS: HIGH RESISTANCE TO WEATHERING AND AGING, EASY INSTALLATION, ECONOMY DUE TO ITS SIMPLE DESIGN, EASY MANUFACTURE AND LOW COST OF MATERIALS, EFFICIENCY AS LOAD TRANSFER DEVICE, WITH NO RISK FROM INITIAL FRICTION, NO NEED OF MAINTENANCE, LUBRICATION OR CLEANING, FLEXIBILITY OF POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS, MUCH LOWER WEIGHT OF THE SET. PROBLEMS CONCERNING EQUIPMENT MADE WITH ELASTOMERS ARE DISCUSSED. RECOMMENDATIONS ARE MADE FOR QUALITY CONTROL. /RRI/

• Corporate Authors:

  Guanabara Highway Department /Brazil

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• Authors:
  • Farah, H
• Publication Date: 1971

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bearings; Bridge bearings; Building; Design; Elastomers; Facilities; Friction; Installation; Load transfer; Maintenance; Quality control; Structures; Viaducts; Weathering
• Old TRIS Terms: Aging; Load transfer device
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Construction; Design; Geotechnology; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00217226
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Road Research Institute /Brazil
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 3 1972 12:00AM