A novel approach for two-dimensional modeling of elastomeric bearings using three springs in parallel is presented. This simplified element model considers as follows: (1) an elastoplastic spring with a smooth transition ...

A novel approach for two-dimensional modeling of elastomeric bearings using three springs in parallel is presented. This simplified element model considers as follows: (1) an elastoplastic spring with a smooth transition ...

This article Summarizes the work done by the authors in seismic isolation over the past six years in Chile. First, a general evaluation of the optimal values of the yield level of the isolation system is performed, focusing ...

Seismic isolation of high-rise buildings presents an opportunity but also a challenge to seismic isolation, a technique mostly used in the past in low and moderate-rise buildings. It turns out that under certain conditions ...

Two ethylene-1-butene thermoplastic elastomer copolymers were melt mixed with different nanometric fillers such as: multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT), thermally reduced graphite oxide (TrGO), and spherical metal ...

Two ethylene-1-butene thermoplastic elastomer copolymers were melt mixed with different nanometric fillers such as: multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT), thermally reduced graphite oxide (TrGO), and spherical metal ...

This article proposes a geometrically nonlinear co-rotational model aimed to characterize the mechanical behavior of elastomeric seismic isolators. The model is able to capture the axial and lateral coupling in both axial ...

This article proposes a geometrically nonlinear co-rotational model aimed to characterize the mechanical behavior of elastomeric seismic isolators. The model is able to capture the axial and lateral coupling in both axial ...