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Volume 2, Number 1, January 2017 , pages 43-56 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/acd.2017.2.1.043 |
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Determination of bearing type effect on elastomeric bearing selection with SREI-CAD |
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Barbaros Atmaca and Sevket Ates
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| Abstract | ||
| The aim of this paper is to develop software for designing of steel reinforced elastomeric isolator (SREI) according to American Association for State Highway and Transportation Officials Load and Resistance Factor Design (AASHTO LRFD) Specifications. SREI is used for almost all bridge types and special structures. SREI-structures interface defines support boundary conditions and may affect the seismic performance of bridges. Seismic performance of the bridge is also affected by geometrical and materials properties of SREI. The selection of SREI is complicated process includes satisfying all the design constraints arising from code provisions and maximizing performance at the lowest possible cost. In this paper, design stage of SREI is described up to AASHTO LRFD 2012. Up to AASHTO LRFD 2012 analysis and design program of SREI performed different geometrical and material properties are created with C# object-oriented language. SREI-CAD, name of the created software, allows an accurate design for economical estimation of a SREI in a short time. To determine types of SREI effects, two different types of bearings, rectangular and circular with similar materials and dimension properties are selected as an application. Designs of these SREIs are completed with SREI-CAD. It is seen that ensuring the stability of circular elastomer bearing at the service limit state is generally complicated than rectangular bearing. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| C# programming language; steel reinforced elastomeric isolator; software engineering | ||
| Address | ||
| Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering, 61080 Trabzon, Turkey | ||
