Stability of elastomeric seismic isolation bearings

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 125, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 946-954

  Nagarajaiah, Satish ^a   Ferrell, Keith ^b,c  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b Engr Dept of Transp   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; CALIBRATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; EARTHQUAKE RESISTANCE; ELASTOMERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS;

AXIAL LOADS; ELASTOMERIC SEISMIC ISOLATION BEARINGS; KOH-KELLY MODEL;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL);

EID: 0033181548     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(1999)125:9(946)     Document Type: Article

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