Pendulum-type bearings / seismic isolators – solutions and case studies
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Bibliographic Details
| Author(s): |
Thomas Spuler
(Mageba SA, Bulach, Switzerland)
Max Brüninghold (Mageba SA, Bulach, Switzerland) Carlos Mendez-Galindo (Mageba Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico) |
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| Medium: | conference paper | ||||
| Language(s): | English | ||||
| Conference: | IABSE Symposium: Engineering the Future, Vancouver, Canada, 21-23 September 2017 | ||||
| Published in: | IABSE Symposium Vancouver 2017 | ||||
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| Page(s): | 1726-1733 | ||||
| Total no. of pages: | 8 | ||||
| Year: | 2017 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.2749/vancouver.2017.1726 | ||||
| Abstract: |
Pendulum-type bearings, or curved surface sliders, have much to offer in bridge construction, particularly as a means of seismic isolation in earthquake-prone areas, but also, for example, in supporting the decks of bridges that are designed for heavy railway loading. A number of variations of this type of bearing have been developed – with non-spherical sliding surfaces, for example, or multiple sliding / rotation interfaces. The features and benefits of these different types are described, with reference to illustrative case studies. |
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| Keywords: |
Bearings pendulum isolators curved surface sliders
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