Journal article
Effect of Manufacturing Imperfections on the Service-Level Performance of Elastomeric Bridge Bearings
Abstract
During the vulcanization process of steel-laminated elastomeric bridge bearings, unavoidable flow of elastomer occurs inside the mold under high pressure and nonuniform heating. This may cause the interior steel laminates to misalign or distort in the finished bearing. There has been limited research to understand and quantify the effects of manufacturing imperfections, such as vertically shifted, rotated, and bent steel laminates, on the …
Authors
Soleimani SA; Konstantinidis D; Balomenos GP
Journal
Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 148, No. 7,
Publisher
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Publication Date
7 2022
DOI
10.1061/(asce)st.1943-541x.0003365
ISSN
0733-9445