Nonlinear behavior of elastomeric bearings. II: FE analysis and verification

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 1988, Pages 1831-1853

  Herrmann, Leonard R ^a   Hamidi, Ramin ^a   Shafigh Nobari, Farid ^b   Ramaswamy, Ananth ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Imbsen and Associates Inc   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0023700515     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(1988)114:11(1831)     Document Type: Article

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