RECTANGULAR ELASTOMER BEARING DESIGN PROGRAMS INSTRUCTIONS Programs for the design of elastomer bearings were created by Vivan

Engenharia a nd were extensively tested. Otherwise Vivan Engenharia do not assumes responsibi lities for validity results. Vivan Engenharia informs to user that program is a given facility and an additio nal tool. But the final evaluation must be by engineer who is the definitively j udge when choosing dimensions of bearings in verifications. The program utilization do not dispense results verification by the design engin eer. Where deflection under load is critical to the design of structure, or to the be aring function, the stiffness of bearing should be ascertained by tests. There are two programs: one for the design of laminated bearings and other for t he design of plain pad bearing. In English version, program's units are: stresse s in MPa; forces in kN and dimensions in mm. Programs consider horizontal loads and rotations in longitudinal direction of structure. Programs are subjected to modifications without previous advice. If you have any suggestions, comments and doubts, please, send an email to vivan eng@sti.com.br. DESIGN HIPOTESIS USED IN PROGRAMS Laminated elastomer bearings design programs consider Euronorm standard instruct ions. How the results of bearing deflections may present significant variations, rotation stability is verified additionally by UIC-Code instructions and also a dopted by Brazilian Standard NBR 9062 - 1985. The design of plain pad bearings c onsider results of Brazilian experience, complemented by EN 1337. UIC-Code an CN R (Italian Standard). Program consider resolution of only one load condition. Program supposes only positive vertical dead loads, positive resultant vertical loads and positive horizontal loads and displacements. Rotations are supposed exactly with signals as given by the engineering design r esults. In case of sum of rotations with opposite signals with result near zero, it is r ecommended consider a variation about 1,1 in major modulus rotation and 0,9 in m inor modulus rotation. The tolerance for surface leveling is 0,003 rad for pre-frabicated (steel or con crete) structures and 0,010 for cast in place structures. When bearing installat ion error prevision is greater than allowable tolerance, we have to add residual permanent rotation. For example, if bearing installation precision prevision un der a precasted bearing is 0,010 rad, we have to consider a residual permanent r otation, in the most unfavorable sense of 0,010 rad - 0,003 rad = 0,007 rad.