摘要: |
The purpose of this study was to study the behavior of steel reinforced elastomeric bearing pads under combined loading in order to develop a new design formula. Specific study objectives included the following: (1) conduct combined loading tests on steel reinforced elastomeric bearing pads; (2) conduct analytical modeling of steel reinforced elastomeric bearing pads under combined axial and rotational loading; and (3) use the results of the experimental and analytical studies to develop a new design formula. In this study, researchers subjected a number of bearing pads to axial loading combined with cyclic rotational loading, of up to a million cycles. The shear modulus, G, of the material plays an important role in determining the bearing capacity. Researchers developed and applied a nondestructive technique to determine the G value for the pads. They also utilized ANSYS, a commercially available finite element analysis software package, to create analytical models of the pads. / NOTE: Final rept. / Supplementary Notes: Sponsored by Florida State Dept. of Transportation, Tallahassee. / Availability Note: Order this product from NTIS by: phone at 1-800-553-NTIS (U.S. customers); (703)605-6000 (other countries); fax at (703)605-6900; and email at orders@ntis.gov. NTIS is located at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA, 22161, USA. |