1.

Design Condition
Design Code Element Node(I/J)
AASHTO-LRFD2012 9 J

■ Bearing Dimension
W 3180.000 (mm)
L 4300.000 (mm)

■ Bearing Dimension
Exterior Elastomeric Thckness
Interior Elastomeric Thickness
Steel Plate Thickness
No. of Interior elastomer layers
No. of steel ship plates
Total Elastomer Thckness
Total Bearing Height

■ PTFE
PTFE Thickness

■ Steel Shim Propoerties

Yield Strength of Steel
Allowable Fatigue Threshold

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■ Bearing Loads
Maximum Support Reaction

■ Bearing Rotation
Include a construction tolerance of 0.005 radians to account for uncertainties in bearing seat construction

Construction Tolerance

■ Horizontal Movement
Uniform Temperature Movement Range :
Maximum Temperature
Minimum Temperature
Coefficient of thermal Expansion
Expansion Length
Construction Load Factor
AASHTO Reduction Factor

Creep, Shrinkage, Elastic Shortening, and Miscelllaneous Movements :

Creep movement
Shrinkage movement
Elastic Shortening
Live load movement
Miscellaneous movement

Assuming the substructure is stiff enough to prevent movement :

2. Solution
■ Shape Factor
Rectangular, steel reinforced bearing shape factor without holes

■ Computed Stresses
Average contact stresses

Edge contact stress

The contact stress at the edge shall be determined by considering the maximum service moment
transferred by the bearing, assuming a linear distribution of stress across the PTFE. The moment
is assumed to occur at the centerline of the bearing, perpendicular to the direction of the load

■ Coefficient of Friction of PTFE

For the given minimum temperature and the average pressure a,

■ Shear Deformations
Since a low friction sliding surface is implemented, Δs need not to be taken larger than the
deformation corresponding to first slip (AASHTO 14.7. 5.3.2) The minimum pressure will
create the largest coefficient of friction andn the largest movement.
The minimum service shear force transferred by the sliding srface at the specified minimum temperature

The deflection of the elastomeric baring, before first slip of the sliding surface, is estimated
as

The remaining movement is accommodated by the movement of the PTFE surface

earing seat construction.
service moment
FE. The moment
n of the load

minimum temperature