Lead Rubber Bearing

Lead rubber bearing (LRB), similar with high damping rubber bearing, belongs to seismic isolation bearing. It is composed of multiple layers of elastomeric material and vulcanized reinforced steel plates with a central lead core. Generally, the rubber for making lead rubber bearing is nature rubber and the shore hardness of the rubber changes from 45 to 55, more flexible than the elastomeric bearing pad. Lead, for making the lead rubber bearing, is a kind of metal material with large ductility, that is, when it is subjected to the vertical impact pressure, it will produce plastic shear deformation which is constrained by the steel plate and the nature rubber. And the result is that hysteresis curve of the bearing is changed and the bridge bearing has excellent damping effect. Thus when subjected to high energy compression, bridge bearing with central lead core can produce large deformations and consume most of the energy, to avoid damage.

Lead Rubber Bearing