Evaluation of laminated rubber bearings for seismic isolation using modified macro-model with parameter equations of instantaneous apparent shear modulus

Engineering Structures

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 594-602

  Koo, Gyeong Hoi ^a   Lee, Jae Han ^a   Yoo, Bong ^a   Ohtori, Yasuki ^b  

^a Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute   (South Korea)

^b CENTRAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ELECTRIC POWER INDUSTRY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Laminated rubber bearing; Macro model; P delta effects; Seismic isolation; Ultimate behavior

Indexed keywords

CURVE FITTING; ELASTIC MODULI; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; RUBBER; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

LAMINATED RUBBER BEARINGS; MODIFIED MACRO-MODELS; SEISMIC ISOLATION;

BEARINGS (MACHINE PARTS);

BEARING; RUBBER; SEISMIC RESPONSE;

EID: 0033168260     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(98)00006-6     Document Type: Article

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