Elastomeric Bearing Pads & Strips

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Trelleborg Elastomeric Bearing Pads & Strips

Trelleborg elastomeric structural bearing pads and strips are manufactured from premium quality natural rubber and chloroprene. The compounds comply with well-known international standards as MOPT, EN, BS, ASTM, AASHTO, etc. A range of hardnesss are available from 50 ShA to 70 shA to suit special applications. The pads nominated in the following tables have been designed using the parameters as specified in BS5400.

Vertical Loads:
Loadings shown in the table are the maximum recommended working loads. At these loads a deflection of up to 15% of the initial pad height could be expected. As these pads are not bonded to the mating surfaces, the actual deflection is determined by the frictional characteristic of the contact surfaces. Care should be taken as holes or cut outs in the pads/strips may have a substantial effect by reducing the load carrying capacity and increasing the deflection of the pad or strip.

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Shear Deflection/Stiffness:
The allowable shear deformation is normally in the order of 30% to 50% of the compressed pad/strip thickness from the neutral position. Shear deflections of up to 70% may be considered but careful consideration must taken of possible slippage due to the frictional coefficient of the rubber to structure mating surfaces

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Trelleborg Elastomeric Bearing Pads & Strips

Rotation:
Tilting of the load bearing surfaces relative to each other causes a rotation of the bearing pad/strip. The basic limiting criterion is that no gap occurs between the structure and the pad/strip. The rotational capacity tables include the 0.0035 radians that should be allowed to accommodate design tolerances.

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ROTATION

Slippage:
Non-reinforced bearing pads will spread in surface contact area when under load. The amount of spread is largely determined by the frictional coefficients of the structures surfaces mating with the rubber pad/strip. It is important to allow clearances around the pad/strip to allow for this slippage once the structures weight is imposed on the pad/strip.
Slippage Slippage

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Installation:
The mating surfaces should be flat, parallel and free from cavities, gaps or protrusions. It is preferable for the structures surfaces to have a rough texture without lubrication, particularly oils and hydrocarbons. Due to slippage when compressed, a gap around all sides of the pad/strip must be provided. It is recommended that this gap be a minimum of 12mm.

Friction:
The bearing is restrained in lateral movement by the frictional coefficient between the rubber and the structure. The ratio of lateral load over vertical load should not exceed the following values: 0.35 Elastomer/wood float finish 0.30 Elastomer/steel float finish 0.25 Elastomer/steel, elastomer/in-situ concrete finish

Typical Rubber Specification:

Property
Tensile Strength

Testing standard
ASTM D412 Die C, DIN 53504, BS903.A2 ASTM D412 Die C, DIN 53504, BS903.A2

Condition
Original Aged for 96 hours @ 70 deg. C. Original Aged for 96 hours @ 70 deg. C. Original Aged for 96 hours @ 70 deg. C.

Requirement
17 Mpa Min 15.3 MPa (Min) 475% (Min) 400% (Min) 60 5 Shore A < +5 increase 30% (Max) No cracking visible by eye > 40kN/m

Elongation at Break

ASTM D412 Die C, DIN 53504, BS903.A2 ASTM D412 Die C, DIN 53504, BS903.A2

Hardness

ASTM D2240, DIN 53505, BS903.A19

Compression Set Resistance to Ozone Cracking Tear Resistance

ASTM D395, DIN 53517, BS903.A6 ASTM D1149, DIN 53509 BS903.A43

Aged for 22 hours @ 70 deg. C. 1 p.p.m. at 20% strain @ 40 deg. C. for 100 hours

ASTM D624,DIN 53507, BS903.A3

Original

Trelleborg Elastomeric Bearing Pads & Strips

Part No. Strip Dimensions mm x mm 5 x 50 5 x 75 5 x 100 5 x 125 5 x 150 5 x 200 10 x 50 10 x 75 10 x 100 10 x 125 10 x 150 10 x 200 15 x 75 15 x 100 15 x 125 15 x 150 15 x 200 20 x 75 20 x 100 20 x 125 20 x 150 20 x 200 20 x 250 25 x 100 25 x 125 25 x 150 25 x 200 25 x 250 5 x 50 5 x 75 5 x 100 5 x 125 5 x 150 5 x 200 10 x 50 10 x 75 10 x 100 10 x 125 10 x 150 10 x 200 15 x 75 15 x 100 15 x 125 15 x 150 15 x 200 20 x 75 20 x 100 20 x 125 20 x 150 20 x 200 20 x 250 25 x 100 25 x 125 25 x 150 25 x 200 25 x 250 Working Load per Metre kN/m 200 300 400 500 600 800 100 225 400 500 600 800 150 265 415 600 800 110 200 315 450 800 1000 160 250 360 640 1000 Compressive Stiffness kN/m/mm 550 1163 2001 3061 4348 7599 138 309 550 828 1163 2001 138 244 381 550 933 77 138 215 309 550 828 88 138 198 352 550 Shear Stiffness kN/m/mm 9.0 13.5 18.0 22.5 27.0 36.0 4.5 6.8 9.0 11.3 13.5 18.0 4.5 6.0 7.5 9.0 12.0 3.4 4.5 5.6 6.8 9.0 11.3 3.6 4.5 5.4 7.2 9.0 Shear Capacity +/- mm 2 2 2 2 2 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 8 8 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 13 13 13 13 13 Rotation Capacity rad 0.022 0.010 0.006 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.044 0.029 0.022 0.014 0.010 0.006 0.044 0.033 0.026 0.022 0.013 0.058 0.044 0.035 0.029 0.022 0.014 0.055 0.044 0.036 0.027 0.022

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Other sizes available upon request Notes: 1. Calculations based on BS 5400. 2. Parameters for rubber: ShA= 60; Shear modulus (N/mm2)= 0.9 3. Compressive strain at approximately 15%. 4. Shear deflection approximately 50% of compressed thickness. 5. Rotation includes 0.0035 radians for construction tolerances. 6. Tolerance on the calculated stiffness value 20%. 7. Calculations based on the bearing strip mounted betwen wood float finished concrete surfaces.

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