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<A≤100 parts, and an EPM and an EPDM with a content represented as B, in which 0≤B<100 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.

The present invention provides a high-pressure bearable scale type bridge rubber bearing, comprising spring rubber vibration reduction pad assemblies, a flexible steel plate assembly and a rubber bearing body. The rubber bearing body comprises an outer rubber portion and an inner rubber portion; the outer rubber portion is wrapped around the outside of the spring rubber vibration reduction pad assemblies and the flexible steel plate assembly; the spring rubber vibration reduction pad assemblies are arranged on the upper side and the lower side of the inner rubber portion; and the flexible steel plate assembly is fixedly mounted between the spring rubber vibration reduction pad assemblies. The rubber bearing of the present invention has a relatively large elastic deformation after being loaded and can effectively conduct vibration reduction and earthquake resistance during use.

A vibration damping device for a structure 1 includes a circular tubular member 3 having a circular tubular inner peripheral surface 2; a columnar elongated member 6 which is disposed in the circular tubular member 3 relatively movably in a direction X with respect to the circular tubular member 3 and having a circular tubular outer peripheral surface 5; and a circular tubular elastic member 10 which has a circular tubular member outer peripheral surface 8 fixed to the inner peripheral surface 2 of the circular tubular member 3 and a circular tubular member inner peripheral surface 9 fixed to the circular tubular outer peripheral surface 5 of the elongated member 6, and which is disposed between the inner peripheral surface 2 of the circular tubular member 3 and the outer peripheral surface 5 of the elongated member 6.

The present invention relates generally to structural bearing assemblies and to methods to make same. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to structural bearing assemblies designed for bridges. In another embodiment, the present invention relates to structural bearing assemblies designed for bridges that are more easily replaced when necessary.

A multicomponent bridge support system includes: a base portion configured to make contact with bearing soil/strata/bedrock; a support portion configured to engage a bridge deck; and one or more precast intermediate portions configured to space the support portion with respect to the base portion.

A multicomponent bridge support system includes: a base portion configured to make contact with bearing soil/strata/bedrock; a support portion configured to engage a bridge deck; and one or more precast intermediate portions configured to space the support portion with respect to the base portion.

A method for improving the seismic performance of bridges by utilizing the beam body and an energy dissipation and seismic mitigation bridge bearing, which can effectively eliminate the harmful vibration of the bridge pier in the inherent frequency band, thus reducing the stress of the pier body and improving the seismic performance of the bridge pier without introducing external additional mass and looking for an installation space on the pier. The method includes the following steps: obtain the natural frequency fi, the equivalent modal mass Mi and the modal stiffness Ki of the pier in the longitudinal or transverse direction by numerical modal analysis or experimental modal test; determine the mass mi of the beam body; calculate the connection stiffness ki and the connection damping ci between the beam body and the pier; select the bearing system with above connection stiffness ki and the connection damping ci.

Seismic protection materials are derived from assemblages of unit cells, where each of the cells has a core, one or more shells disposed about the core, and rigid plates bounding the shells. The cores limit relative vertical movement between the plates, and the shell(s) limit relative lateral motion between the plates. Uncompressed cores are preferably substantially spherical or cylindrical, and can be solid or hollow. Unit cells can be aligned in same or different directions, both within a given layer of cells, and in different layers of cells. Assemblages can have any suitable overall shape and size, depending upon application, and for example can support objects ranging from table top equipment to large buildings and bridges.

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.