Research Article

Effect of Material Characteristics of High Damping Rubber Bearings on Aseismic Behaviors of a Two-Span Simply Supported Beam Bridge

Table 2

Seismic responses of HDR bearings with different dampings.

Seismic responsesDirection0 kN·s/m20 kN·s/m40 kN·s/m60 kN·s/m80 kN·s/m

Shear force (kN)Longitudinal293281271264257
Transverse258244234226221

Displacement (cm)Longitudinal16.1915.3014.4513.6812.94
Transverse13.7812.7411.8511.0810.40

Energy dissipation by deformation (kJ)Longitudinal2757424681222962023518443
Transverse2058017832155951384612457

Energy dissipation by damping (kJ)Longitudinal2893527873399131
Transverse2748498567348123