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ISSN 1759-3433
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 31
DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MODELLING FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
DEVELOPMENTS IN COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND MODELLING FOR STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping
Paper VIII.6
Stress Analysis of Rubber Bearings through Finite Element Modelling
M. Imbimbo* and A. De Luca#
*Department of Analysis, University of Napoli Federico II, Italy
#Institute of Civil Engineering, University of Reggio Calabria, Italy
Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
M. Imbimbo, A. De Luca, "Stress Analysis of Rubber Bearings through Finite Element Modelling", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Developments in Computer Aided Design and Modelling for Structural Engineering", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 207-214, 1995. doi:10.4203/ccp.31.8.6
Abstract
In this paper it is investigated on the influence of the shape
factor on the stress distributions and stress concentrations of
a laminated elastomeric bearing subjected to vertical loads.
The investigation is performed by adopting the finite
element approach. The numerical results are compared with
an analytical approximate solution. The analyses show a
beneficial effect of the shape factor; particularly the edge
effects decrease by increasing the shape factor and,
moreover, the agreement between the numerical solution and
the analytical one improves.
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