ULTIMATE CAPACITIES OF NATURAL RUBBER BEARING FOR BASE-ISOLATED BUILDING : Part 2 Experimental study under the higher pressure(Structures)

Abstract

The ultimate capacities of natural rubber bearings are defined by compressive stress, shear strain, and stabilized restoring force. The experimental study about these capacities was reported in the previous paper. In this report, the experiments were additionally conducted under the higher pressure for rubber bearing. Considering with the added results, the ultimate capacities were more clarified. Based on test results, the added ultimate capacities of rubber bearings for designing was proposed.