| About the Authors |
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| Preface |
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1 History of Multilayer Rubber Bearings |
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2 Behavior of Multilayer Rubber Bearings under Compression |
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19 | (26) |
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19 | (1) |
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2.2 Pure Compression of Bearing Pads with Incompressible Rubber |
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19 | (11) |
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24 | (1) |
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25 | (1) |
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2.2.3 Rectangular Pad (with Transition to Square or Strip) |
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26 | (1) |
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27 | (3) |
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2.3 Shear Stresses Produced by Compression |
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30 | (3) |
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2.4 Pure Compression of Single Pads with Compressible Rubber |
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33 | (12) |
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33 | (3) |
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36 | (3) |
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39 | (1) |
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40 | (5) |
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3 Behavior of Multilayer Rubber Bearings under Bending |
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45 | (18) |
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3.1 Bending Stiffness of Single Pad with Incompressible Rubber |
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45 | (7) |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (1) |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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3.2 Bending Stiffness of Single Pads with Compressible Rubber |
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52 | (11) |
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52 | (2) |
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54 | (3) |
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57 | (1) |
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58 | (5) |
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4 Steel Stress in Multilayer Rubber Bearings under Compression and Bending |
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63 | (20) |
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4.1 Review of the Compression and Bending of a Pad |
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64 | (1) |
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4.2 Steel Stresses in Circular Bearings with Incompressible Rubber |
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65 | (8) |
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4.2.1 Stress Function Solution for Pure Compression |
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68 | (3) |
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4.2.2 Stress Function Solution for Pure Bending |
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71 | (2) |
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4.3 Steel Stresses in Circular Bearings with Compressible Rubber |
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73 | (5) |
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4.3.1 Stress Function Solution for Pure Compression |
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73 | (3) |
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4.3.2 Stress Function Solution for Pure Bending |
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76 | (2) |
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4.4 Yielding of Steel Shims under Compression |
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78 | (5) |
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4.4.1 Yielding of Steel Shims for the Case of Incompressible Rubber |
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78 | (1) |
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4.4.2 Yielding of Steel Shims for the Case of Compressible Rubber |
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79 | (4) |
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5 Buckling Behavior of Multilayer Rubber Isolators |
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83 | (30) |
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5.1 Stability Analysis of Bearings |
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83 | (7) |
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5.2 Stability Analysis of Annular Bearings |
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90 | (1) |
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5.3 Influence of Vertical Load on Horizontal Stiffness |
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91 | (4) |
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5.4 Downward Displacement of the Top of a Bearing |
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95 | (5) |
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5.5 A Simple Mechanical Model for Bearing Buckling |
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100 | (8) |
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5.5.1 Postbuckling Behavior |
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104 | (2) |
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5.5.2 Influence of Compressive Load on Bearing Damping Properties |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (2) |
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5.7 Effect of Rubber Compressibility on Buckling |
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110 | (3) |
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6 Buckling of Multilayer Rubber Isolators in Tension |
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113 | (16) |
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113 | (2) |
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6.2 Influence of a Tensile Vertical Load on the Horizontal Stiffness |
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115 | (2) |
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6.3 Vertical Displacement under Lateral Load |
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117 | (3) |
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6.4 Numerical Modelling of Buckling in Tension |
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120 | (9) |
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120 | (2) |
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6.4.2 Critical Buckling Load in Compression and Tension |
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122 | (7) |
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7 Influence of Plate Flexibility on the Buckling Load of Multilayer Rubber Isolators |
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129 | (30) |
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129 | (1) |
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7.2 Shearing Deformations of Short Beams |
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130 | (9) |
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7.3 Buckling of Short Beams with Warping Included |
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139 | (7) |
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7.4 Buckling Analysis for Bearing |
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146 | (7) |
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7.5 Computation of Buckling Loads |
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153 | (6) |
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8 Frictional Restraint on Unbonded Rubber Pads |
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159 | (18) |
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159 | (1) |
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8.2 Compression of Long Strip Pad with Frictional Restraint |
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160 | (3) |
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8.3 The Effect of Surface Slip on the Vertical Stiffness of an Infinite Strip Pad |
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163 | (6) |
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8.4 The Effect of Surface Slip on the Vertical Stiffness of a Circular Pad |
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169 | (8) |
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9 Effect of Friction on Unbonded Rubber Bearings |
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177 | (16) |
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178 | (2) |
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9.2 Bearing Designs and Rubber Properties |
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180 | (1) |
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9.3 Ultimate Displacement of Unbonded Bearings |
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180 | (4) |
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9.4 Vertical Stiffness of Unbonded Rubber Bearings with Slip on their Top and Bottom Supports |
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184 | (9) |
| Appendix: Elastic Connection Device for One or More Degrees of Freedom |
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193 | (16) |
| References |
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209 | (4) |
| Photograph Credits |
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213 | (2) |
| Author Index |
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215 | (2) |
| Subject Index |
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