Abstract: A new highway system is being constructed in Chile including many bridges. Due to the high seismic risk in the country, high damping rubber bearings, friction bearings, and passive energy dissipation devices have been ...

Abstract: An experimental program is reported in which the mechanical properties of high-damping natural rubber were measured. Rubber specimens were tested using a custom-designed mechanical apparatus that is equipped with a temperature ...

Abstract: Seismic design provisions, including the Chilean seismic code, prescribe seismic design forces by reducing a linear elastic response spectra using a response modification factor. The codes also estimate expected maximum ...