A damping assembly for a structure includes a housing with a first fixed end and a second movable opposite end. A first translatable portion of the housing is slidably movable relative to an adjacent second section of the housing, the former being fixedly secured to a base when the structure is under load. A viscous damper disposed within the housing is engaged only after the first translatable section has first moved beyond an initial predetermined distance indicative of a higher amplitude loading event. At least one biasing feature prevents the viscous damper from operating until the first translatable section has first moved beyond the initial predetermined distance.

A bridge support system includes a telescoping arm extending from a first end to a second end, the telescoping arm having a first arm section; a second arm section, the second arm section is configured to slidingly engage with the first arm section; a locking pin to secure the second arm section in a fixed position; a lower bearing assembly pivotally attached to the first end of the telescoping arm, the lower bearing assembly having a bearing plate pivotally attached to the first end of the telescoping arm via a pivot pin, the bearing plate is configured to engage with a ground surface; an upper bearing assembly pivotally attached to a jacking beam support, the upper bearing assembly having a plurality of holes for selective adjustment of the upper bearing assembly relative to the jacking beam support; and a jacking beam secured to the jacking beam support and secured to a bridge member.

A reinforcement apparatus for reinforcing a structure comprising at least one pier bearing on foundations, a cross-beam bearing on said pier and at least one structure element located above the cross-beam, the reinforcement apparatus comprising at least one column (20) destined to surround the pier at least partly, to be mechanically coupled to the pier and to bear on said foundations, and at least one transverse beam (22) fixed relative to the column and destined to be mechanically coupled to the cross-beam, and at least one load transfer element (36) arranged on an upper face of said at least one transverse beam (22) to take up at least part of the load of the structure element.

A reinforcement apparatus for reinforcing a structure comprising at least one pier bearing on foundations, a cross-beam bearing on said pier and at least one structure element located above the cross-beam, the reinforcement apparatus comprising at least one column (20) destined to surround the pier at least partly, to be mechanically coupled to the pier and to bear on said foundations, and at least one transverse beam (22) fixed relative to the column and destined to be mechanically coupled to the cross-beam, and at least one load transfer element (36) arranged on an upper face of said at least one transverse beam (22) to take up at least part of the load of the structure element.

A finger joint having a bridging cover plate, which enables a steel plate having a thickness much smaller than that of a conventional finger to be used and allows the vertical rotation of an upper bridge structure. The finger joint includes: a bridging cover plate installed on a first structure and supported to a second structure across a gap so as to support a load of a vehicle passing over the gap, and configured to allow relative movement between the first structure and the second structure in a direction in which the distance of the gap changes; a first finger unit connected to the bridging cover plate; and a second finger unit installed on the second structure so as to allow relative movement relative to the first finger unit in a direction in which the distance of the gap changes.

A structural bearing is provided having at least one sliding element made of a sliding material that contains at least one polymeric plastic, wherein the siding material has a melting point temperature of more than 210 C. and a modulus of elasticity in tension according to DIN ISO 527-2 of less than 1800 MPa.

A structural bearing is provided having at least one sliding element made of a sliding material that contains at least one polymeric plastic, wherein the siding material has a melting point temperature of more than 210 C. and a modulus of elasticity in tension according to DIN ISO 527-2 of less than 1800 MPa.

A sliding pendulum bearing is used to protect a construction against dynamic stresses from predominantly horizontal earthquake excitation with a first sliding plate, a second sliding plate and a slider movably arranged between both sliding plates, wherein each of the two sliding plates has a curved main sliding surface and the slider is in surface contact with a first main sliding surface of the first sliding plate and with a second main sliding surface of the second sliding plate, wherein the first main sliding surface is designed for a first load case and the second main sliding surface is designed for a second load case which differs from the first load case.

The present invention discloses a rubber composition, a processing method thereof, and an aging resistant rubber product using the rubber composition. The rubber composition comprises a rubber matrix and essential components, wherein, based on 100 parts by weight of the rubber matrix, the rubber matrix comprises a branched polyethylene with a content represented as A, in which 0<A100 parts, and an EPM and an EPDM with a content represented as B, in which 0<B100 parts; and the essential components comprise 1.5-10 parts of a crosslinking agent, 30-200 parts of a reinforcing filler, and 5-250 parts of a plasticizer. The rubber composition provided by present invention has good processability and can be used for producing rubber products with high aging resistance and compression set resistance.

A damping assembly for a structure includes a housing with a first fixed end and a second movable opposite end. A first translatable portion of the housing is slidably movable relative to an adjacent second section of the housing, the former being fixedly secured to a base when the structure is under load. A viscous damper disposed within the housing is engaged only after the first translatable section has first moved beyond an initial predetermined distance indicative of a higher amplitude loading event. At least one biasing feature prevents the viscous damper from operating until the first translatable section has first moved beyond the initial predetermined distance.