Bearings

ELASTOMERIC BEARINGS

The laminated elastomeric bearing is an elastomeric rubber block reinforced with steel plates vulcanized when built.

This bearing is the connection between a structure and its support, and should make the following possible through elastic deformation:

• transmission of normal forces;
• horizontal movements (if that is the case);
• in case of structure rotation in any direction (if that is the case);
• in case transmission of horizontal forces, within defined limits (if that is the case).

Types of elastomeric bearings:

• standard bearings;
• bearings with anchor plates;
• bearings with sliding surface;
• restrained bearings.

Download 8P-ELASTO-BEARING V03.pdf

MECHANICAL POT BEARINGS

The Tetron CD bearing is composed of an elastomer disk confined in a cylindrical space limited by a hollow base and a piston. Thus it behaves like an uncompressible liquid and can transmit very high loads and absorb rotations of the structure.
Advantages:

• resistance from low to very high vertical loads;
• transmission of high vertical and horizontal forces within small overall dimensions;
• high amplitude movement capacity in one or two horizontal directions with a very low coefficient of friction and without any elastic return force;
• high rotation amplitude along any horizontal axis, with a low resisting moment;
• very high resistance to dynamic loads.

Types of Tetron bearings:

• Tetron CD/FX
• Tetron CD/GL (free sliding)
• Tetron CD/GG (guided sliding)
• Tetron CD special – any of the types above can have a special, anti-uplift feature.

Download TETRON-12P-GB-V05.pdf