Mechanics of Rubber Bearings for Seismic and Vibration Isolation.

• Main Author: Konstantinidis, Dimitrios (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2011.
• Subjects: Seismic waves > Damping.; Vibration.; Rubber bearings.; Electric current converters > Design and construction.; Power electronics.; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Power Resources > General.; Transients (Electricity); Electronic resource.; Electronic books.

"Mechanics of Rubber Bearings for Seismic and Vibration Isolation collates in a compact form all of the information on the mechanics of the increasingly important technology of multi-layer rubber bearings. It explores a unique & comprehensive combination of relevant topics, covering all pre...

Table of Contents:

• History 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 Freedom.