IRN COMPANY INTRODUCTION Founded in 1998, Wuhan Hirun Engineering Equipment Co., Ltd. (HIRUN) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Wuhan Marine Machinery Plant Co. Lid. (WMMP), which is @ subsidiary of China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), one of the world's top 500 ‘enterprises, and itis a professional manufacturing enterprise of research, development, production and sales in bridge and anti~ ‘seismic products BASIC PRINCIPLES AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE BASE ISOLATION The reduction of the seismic response of a structure may be achieved by one of the folowing strategies or by a combination of them: ‘Shifting the natural period ofthe structures to a fleld of lesser acceleration response ‘Dissipating eneray (damping) It fs easy to understand the effects of anti-seismic devices based on the above mentioned strategies examining a typical ‘acceleration response spactrum diagram. This diagram represents the behaviour of a structure under the effect of an earthquake and clearly shows that rigid structures ampliy the ground acceleration whilst soft ones reduce it. The diagram also clearly shows the influence of the energy dissipation in reducing the acceleration of the structure. Quite often there is @ price to be paid for any advantage got. In this case, the price to be paid is the relatve displacement that the anti-seismic devices induce between the parts of the structure, The relative displacements are shown in the folowing graph in {function ofthe natural period of the structure, The diagram clearly shows the great advantage given by the energy dissipation in terms of reduction of the displacements, Especially for bridges, a high value of the damping has no undesirable effects and therefore shall be adopted in order to reduce all necessary clearances in correspondence ofthe bearings and the jointsHIRWN STANDARD DEFINATION AND THEORICAL FORMULA Base isolators, as defined in EN 15129 are the devices or the combination of devices providing the following four functions: ‘Support the weight ofthe structures. ‘Provide lateral displacement capabilty ‘Provide re-centiing capabilty ‘Dissipate energy Sliding Pendulum Isolators indeed are one of the most efficient systems of base isolators. Thay are based on the principle of the physical pendulum and therefore they force the structure to oscillate in accordance to their ‘own period, ‘Their period is determined by the lenath |or the radius R of the pendulum and the gravity @ only. ‘The period ofthe pendulum is not influenced by the mass. In the realty the sliding penduium isolators are based on sliding materials mated with spherical sliding surfaces as shown in the picture, The fiction ofthe sliding material can provide the energy dissipation, ‘So the Sliding Pendulum isolators will shift the period ofthe structures forcing them to swing according to their own period. In addition the Sliding Pendulum Isolators fuls the 4 requirements given by the EN 15129 as folows: ‘it supports the weight of the structure acting ike a spherical bearing. ‘provides lateral displacement capabilty through the curved sliding surface. ‘it provides re-centring capabilty storing potential eneray when is pushed off its neutral position and giving it back to retum to the initial postion. ‘provides energy dissipation through the friction ofthe sliding surface. ‘The mathematical model ofthe Sling Pendulum Isolato, independently of the type with one or two siding surfaces, is very simple ‘and can be expressed in function of two parameters only: ‘#8 is the equivalent radius. The equivalent radius defines the cinematic of the isolator o, in other terms the circle along which the top and the bottom part can move relatively. Its a function of the radilof the main and secondary sliding surfaces and the'r distance. ‘111s the retin coefficient of the main sliding surtace. With the following definition of the symbol #7: Period (#9: Gravity acceleration ($4: Dynamic friction coefficient “@ Re Equivalent radius ‘© D: Design aisplacement (© §: Equivalent viscous dampingHIRWN FEATURES Sliding Pendulum Isolators basicaly consist of one or two main spherical sliding surfaces and one articulation allowing relative rotation. fl The main sliding surface shall provide displacement capability and eneray dissipation through ‘friction. The friction value shall be in accordance with the design requirements. The secondary sliding surface shall provide relative rotation capability between the lower and the upper part of the isolator. The sliding material of the secondary sliding surface shall have as low as possible friction Coetticient. Normally itis dimpled, lubricated and may be PTFE according to EN 1337-2 or other approved FLOWGO fs an innovative sliding material, based on a thermoplastic resin suitably modified to reduce its friction coefficient and increase its characteristic compression strength. The superior mechanical properties of FLOWGO in comparison with the other most common sliding materials are clearly put in evidence inthe folowing diagram. Resistance to heat is an essential requirement for the use in energy dissipation devices like the Sicing Pendulum isolators because the heat generated by the eneray dissipation can raise the temperature over 100°C. FLOWGO can resist for short periods temperatures up to 200°C. = CHARACTERISTIC STRENGTH (MP: 40 50 60 ‘TEMPERATURE (°C)4 oe (Meters el MU Soares) Tests are performed in accordance with EN 18129, To test sliding pendulum isolators, itis alvays required dynamic equipment with dynamic control over 2 axes atleast. HIRUN fs equipped with his own bi~axial dynamic testing equipment, ‘The performances ofthe testing equipment available in Wuhan are the folowing ‘Dynamic vertical load 20.000 kN ‘Dynamic horizontal load 2500 kN ‘¢ Horizontal stroke 500 mm ‘¢ Horizontal velocity 800 mis Vertical load 20 MN; Horizontal load 2,5 MN at 0,5 mis pee core en Macao Hana Kong Bridge at the Univesity I ‘ef Guangedou and he ost cup ‘Agostino Marion’ isthe Technical responsible of HIRUN and his experience in the field of structural devices has been more than 40, years long, His fist involvement in antiseismic devices dating back to 1974 with an application of Lock-Up Devices for a project in South italy. ‘ter that he developed several types of antiseismic devices, most of which were patented, have been applied in hundreds of projects world wide. His specific experience in sliding pendulum isolator started in 2005. Two new types of sliding pendulum isolators have been patented bby him and applied in projects workdwide. ‘Agostino Marion! fs currently the Chairman of CEN TC 167, the European Standardization Committee for the Structural Bearing that issued the EN 1337 Standard and member of CEN TC 340, the European Standardization Committee for the Antiseismic Devices that issued the EN 15129 Standara,DIMENSIONS TABLES: HISLIDE HP1 They are léentiied by the folowing Mask: HPI VKIKNI/ Dina) EXAMPLE: Hp1 4000/5060: Friction Pendulum isolator with single sliding surface with 4000 kN characteristic vertical load and 600 mm horizontal cisplacement (+250) ad a Vc CHARACTERISTIC LOAD (SLS) B: UPPER PLATE DIMENSION Vz DESIGN LOAD (ULS) HT: TOTAL HEIGHT D; HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT (*D/2), ‘A: BOTTOM PLATE DIMENSION a 2 a 2 2 8HIRUN DIMENSIONS TABLES:HISLIDE They are denied by the folowing Mark: HP2 Vili EXAMPLE: HP2 3000/50: Friction Pendulum wit single sing surface vith 3000 kN characteristic vertical load and 500 mm horizontal displacement (#250) A . ° : 4 yl e| je e L A J 1000 1400 250 440 108 2000 2800 £250 520 122 3000 4200 +250 sa 122 4000 3600 +250 620 139 5000 7000 £250 680 147 6000 8400 £250 720 154 7000 9800 £250 750 4160 8000 11299 £250 790 167 000 12500 +250 820 170 10000 14000 £250 50 189 +1000 15400 2250 880 194 +2000 +6800 £250 910 199 +3000 18200 £250 930 203 +5000 21000 £250 980 212 +7500 24500 £250 1040 220 20000 28000 2250 1100 230 25000 35000 2250 1200 247 30000 42000 £250 1290 263 40000 +6000 £250 1440 280 0000 0000 £250 1590 312 0000 84000 2250 i710 aa Vi: CHARACTERISTIC LOAD (SLS) A: PLATE DIMENSIONS \V DESIGN LOAD (ULS) HT: TOTAL HEIGHT D: HORIZONTAL DISPLACEMENT (Di2)HISLIDE PENDULUM DEVICES (VERTICAL _HISLIDE PENDULUM DEVICES FOR HISLIDE PENDULUM DEVICES FOR LOAD UP TO 5000 TON) FOR ANGOL DONGHAE-SAMCHUCK BRIDGE IN SOUTH ULSAN-POHANG BRIDGE IN SOUTH BRIDGE IN SOUTH KOREA (SUPPLIED KOREA (SUPPLIED WITH THE KOREA (SUPPLIED WITH THE WITH THE COOPERATION OF DAECHANG) COOPERATION OF DAECHANG) COOPERATION OF DAECHANG) 4b He eaTEeE AR ‘Acres: NO.9, Wudong Road, Qngshen Disrct, Wuhen, Hubei Telepivone: +85 27-58867138 Fax: +85 27-69867463 Postcode, 430084 Email. expot@tveecomen ‘Webste, hithimav-hree.comn.cn