A generalized model of lead rubber bearing considering large strain stiffening and degradation

P Chen, B Wang, Z Zhang, T Li, K Dai - Engineering Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
Lead rubber bearings (LRBs) have been widely used in seismic isolation systems to mitigate
earthquake damage in regions characterized by high seismic intensity. However, effective …

Seismic response of base-isolated buildings: exploring isolator properties

Y Domadzra, M Bhandari, M Hasan - Asian Journal of Civil Engineering, 2024 - Springer
This paper examines the impact of LRB and FPS-bearing isolator properties on the seismic
behaviour of base-isolated buildings. A systematic analysis of various factors crucial to the …

Shake table tests of steel moment resisting frame with self‐centering SMA‐based isolators

J Huang, S Zhu, B Wang, Z Chen - Earthquake Engineering & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This paper investigates a steel moment resisting frame (MRF) with a novel type of self‐
centering (SC) base isolators, wherein superelastic shape memory alloy (SMA) U‐shaped …

Experimental investigation on lead rubber bearings under large strain with its accurate simulation using gated recurrent unit based method

Y Lu, K Dai, P Chen, B Wang, C Huang - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake …, 2024 - Elsevier
Lead rubber bearings (LRBs) are widely utilised as seismic isolators in building structures.
These LRBs demonstrate the intricate characteristics of stiffening and degradation when …

Experimental study and numerical model of a new passive adaptive isolation bearing

S Wang, Y Yuan, P Tan, Y Li, W Zheng, D Zhang - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
This study presents a novel assembled passive adaptive isolation bearing (PAIB) for
structures against various seismic design levels, which offering variable stiffness functions …

Deep learning model for prediction of non-linear cyclic hysteresis of seismic isolation devices: Full-scale experimental validation

N Mekaoui, S Hada, T Saito - Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Recurrent neural networks predicting the non-linear hysteresis behavior of specific triple
pendulum bearing (TPB) and lead rubber bearing (LRB) seismic isolation devices, are …

Multi-layered solid element for seismic analysis of rubber bearings considering stress continuity based on finite particle method

J Yao, Y Zheng, J Tang, S Wang, Y Luo, C Yang - Engineering Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Rubber bearings are crucial components in seismic isolation systems to mitigate the
damaging effects of earthquakes on structures. Rubber bearings generally consist of …

Seismic modeling and performance evaluation of seismically isolated building considering large strain effects under near-fault earthquakes

B Wang, TL Karavasilis, P Chen, K Dai - Journal of Building Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Lead rubber bearings (LRBs) have been widely used in seismically isolated buildings to
mitigate earthquake damages in highly earthquake-prone regions. The deformation of the …

The risk‐targeted verification model of earthquake‐induced sliding displacement of low‐rise thermally base‐insulated buildings

J Žižmond, M Dolšek - Earthquake Engineering & Structural …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
New construction technologies are evolving in the market faster than codes for earthquake‐
resistant building design. Earthquake‐resistant design of nearly zero‐energy buildings that …

An advanced rate‐dependent analytical model of lead rubber bearing

V Aghaeidoost, AHMM Billah - Earthquake Engineering & …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lead rubber bearings (LRBs) are a type of isolation bearing that have a combination of
rubber and lead as the main components. These bearings are widely used in bridges …