Book description
Widely used in civil, mechanical and automotive engineering since the
early 1980s, multilayer rubber bearings have been used as seismic
isolation devices for buildings in highly seismic areas in many
countries. Their appeal in these applications comes from their ability
to provide a component with high stiffness in one direction with high
flexibility in one or more orthogonal directions. This combination of
vertical stiffness with horizontal flexibility, achieved by reinforcing
the rubber by thin steel shims perpendicular to the vertical load,
enables them to be used as seismic and vibration isolators for
machinery, buildings and bridges.
Mechanics of Rubber Bearings for Seismic and Vibration
Isolation collates the most important information on the mechanics
of multilayer rubber bearings. It explores a unique and comprehensive
combination of relevant topics, covering all prerequisite fundamental
theory and providing a number of closed-form solutions to various
boundary value problems as well as a comprehensive historical overview
on the use of isolation.
Many of the results presented in the book are new and are essential
for a proper understanding of the behavior of these bearings and for
the design and analysis of vibration or seismic isolation systems. The
advantages afforded by adopting these natural rubber systems is
clearly explained to designers and users of this technology, bringing
into focus the design and specification of bearings for buildings,
bridges and industrial structures.
This comprehensive book:
- includes state of the art, as yet unpublished research along
with all required fundamental concepts;
- is authored by world-leading experts with over 40 years of
combined experience on seismic isolation and the behavior of
multilayer rubber bearings;
- is accompanied by a website at www. wiley. com/go/kelly
The concise approach of Mechanics of Rubber Bearings for
Seismic and Vibration Isolation forms an invaluable resource for
graduate students and researchers/practitioners in structural and
mechanical engineering departments, in particular those working in
seismic and vibration isolation.
