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Design / Bearings & joints

Elastomeric Bearing

Rectangular steel-reinforced elastomeric bearing pads designed by AASHTO LRFD Method B (14.7.5): shape factor, compressive stress, the combined shear strain from load, rotation and movement, stability, steel shim thickness and anchorage. Results update as you type.

Pad
in
in
in
ea
in
ksi
Steel shims
in
ksi
Service loads
kips
kips
Rotation & movement
rad
rad
in
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in