Testing and modeling of square carbon fiber-reinforced elastomeric seismic isolators

Structural Control and Health Monitoring

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 876-900

  Toopchi Nezhad, Hamid ^a   Tait, Michael J ^a   Drysdale, Robert G ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Base isolation; Cyclic testing; Earthquake hazard mitigation; Fiber reinforced elastomeric isolators; Laminated rubber bearing

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; ASPECT RATIO; CARBON FIBERS; DAMPING; FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NONMETALLIC BEARINGS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; REINFORCEMENT; RUBBER TESTING; SEISMOLOGY; STEEL;

A STABLES; ANALYTICAL APPROACHES; AND MODELING; BASE ISOLATION; BASE ISOLATIONS; COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS; CYCLIC RESPONSES; CYCLIC TESTING; DAMPING PROPERTIES; EARTHQUAKE HAZARD MITIGATION; ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; HORIZONTAL STIFFNESSES; LAMINATED RUBBER BEARING; LIGHT WEIGHTS; LITERATURE REVIEWS; MANUFACTURING COSTS; RECTANGULAR STRIPS; REINFORCEMENT MATERIALS; SEISMIC ISOLATION DEVICES; SEISMIC RISKS; SPECIAL APPLICATIONS; TEST RESULTS; TO MANY;

BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL);

EID: 55349108893     PISSN: 15452255     EISSN: 15452263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/stc.225     Document Type: Article

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