Compression behaviour of bridge bearings used for seismic isolation

Engineering Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 351-362

  Mori, A ^a   Carr, A J ^b   Cooke, N ^b   Moss, P J ^b  

^a Japan Engineering Consultants Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bearings; Bridges; Compression; Elastomeric bearings; Lead rubber bearings; Seismic isolation; Testing

Indexed keywords

BEARINGS-ELASTOMERIC BRIDGE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; SEISMIC ISOLATION; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 0029674806     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0141-0296(95)00130-1     Document Type: Article

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