Shear stiffness of Elastomeric bearings (q)

Span of super structure

21.5 m

Length of bearing

500 mm

Width of bearing

320 mm

Total thickness Neoprene

50 mm

Shear stress for Neaprene

Shear sitiffness of each bearing

1 Mpa
1* 500* 320/( 50*10^4)

0.3 t/m

Calculation of Movement coefficient factor ( c)

Maximum temperature

45 deg

Minimum temperature

5 deg

Mean temp

25 deg

Difference bet max& .min.temp

40 deg

Hence temperature to be considered for design

>20
35 deg

max

15 deg

min

Strain due to temperature

11.7*10^-6* 35

0.0004095

Strain due to Shrinkage &Creep

5*10^-4

0.0005000

Total strain

0.0004095+0.0005000

0.0009095