Kelly James M., Konstantinidis Dimitrios A. Mechanics of rubber bearings for seismic and vibration isolation

Chichester, JohnWiley & Sons, Ltd, 2011. — 229 p.This text has been written for structural engineers, acoustic engineers and mechanical engineers with an interest in applying isolation methods to buildings, bridges and industrial equipment.
Authors will cover the theory for vertical stiffness and for bending stiffness. The results of theory investigation are used to predict the stresses in the steel reinforcing plates. Also in this book was studied the stability of bearings, showing how to estimate buckling loads and the interaction between vertical load and horizontal stiffness as well as a new way to calculate the effect of horizontal displacement on the vertical stiffness. Some recent research work by the authors on the mechanics of bearings that are not bonded to their supports, but are held in place by friction. This research includes some experimental work on bearings of this type used as bridge bearings.About the authorsHistory of multilayer rubber bearings
Behavior of multilayer rubber bearings under compression
Behavior of multilayer rubber bearings under bending
Steel stress in multilayer rubber bearings under compression and bending
Buckling behavior of multilayer rubber isolators
Buckling of multilayer rubber isolators in tension
Influence of plate flexibility on the buckling load of multilayer rubber isolators
Frictional restraint on unbonded rubber pads
Effect of friction on unbonded rubber bearings
Appendix: elastic connection device for one or more degrees of freedomPhotograph credits
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