Application of wire gauze as a green and cost saving approach for seismic bearing design

Wong F. H., . and Ismaliza I., . and Kamarudin A. M., . Application of wire gauze as a green and cost saving approach for seismic bearing design. pp. 89-109. ISSN 1511-1768

The base isolation method using seismic natural rubber bearings has been successfully used to protect structures from earthquakes. This technology not only protects the structures but also its contents and is therefore significant for critical buildings such as hospitals and emergency centres. However the current design of the seismic rubber bearings require a huge quantity of steel plates which could account for up to 60 of the production cost. In this paper a study on the use of wire gauze which is economically viable in comparison to steel plates is described. The use of steel wire gauze could also obviate the application of adhesives that are required to bond steel plates to the rubber and this could also reduce the cost. Important parameters such as shear and vertical stiffness as well as damping of scaled-down wire-gauze-reinforced-bearings were investigated. The results are compared with the normal steel-plate-laminated bearings and with that obtained from finite element analysis.

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Abstract

The base isolation method using seismic natural rubber bearings has been successfully used to protect structures from earthquakes. This technology not only protects the structures but also its contents and is therefore significant for critical buildings such as hospitals and emergency centres. However the current design of the seismic rubber bearings require a huge quantity of steel plates which could account for up to 60 of the production cost. In this paper a study on the use of wire gauze which is economically viable in comparison to steel plates is described. The use of steel wire gauze could also obviate the application of adhesives that are required to bond steel plates to the rubber and this could also reduce the cost. Important parameters such as shear and vertical stiffness as well as damping of scaled-down wire-gauze-reinforced-bearings were investigated. The results are compared with the normal steel-plate-laminated bearings and with that obtained from finite element analysis.

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Item Type:	Article
AGROVOC Term:	Natural rubber
AGROVOC Term:	Steel
AGROVOC Term:	Latex
AGROVOC Term:	Earthquakes
AGROVOC Term:	Mechanical engineering
AGROVOC Term:	Mechanized methods
Depositing User:	Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified:	24 Apr 2025 06:28
URI:	http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/23011

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