One of the most important causes of bridge failure is the design and structural deficiencies of
bridge bearings. Recently, typical bridge bearings with the reinforcement of steel or fibre …

Fiber reinforced elastomeric isolators (FREI) can be implemented in a variety of structures,
including buildings and bridges. A FREI consists of alternating layers of elastomer and fiber …

Fiber-reinforced elastomeric isolators (FREIs) are relatively lightweight, can be cut to the
required size from larger pads, and can be placed unbonded (ie, unfastened) between the …

Elastomeric bridge bearings are installed between the bridge superstructure and
substructure to accommodate translational and rotational deformations. The manufacturing …

The behavior of rubber layers under pure compression has been investigated to
considerable extent in the literature. The most widely used approach is the so-called …

The introduction of alternative reinforcement types for elastomeric bearings has rendered it
necessary to consider the extensibility of the reinforcement as an additional design …

A seismically resilient transportation network entails preprioritized retrofit plans for
conventionally designed highway bridges. This is particularly important for the province of …

This paper investigates the compression behaviour of engineered-plastic-plate reinforced
elastomeric isolators (EPPREIs), which use engineered plastic plates instead of steel …

Rotation is an important design consideration in reinforced elastomeric bearings (a
composite of an elastomer and steel or fiber reinforcement). In certain circumstances, an …

A staircase provides the main escape way from a building in an emergency. Unfortunately, it
may suffer severe damages or even collapse during an earthquake. For improving the …