Novel Scrap Tire Rubber Pad with Steel Rods and Maglev Seismic Isolators

Arash Akbari Hamed; Mahsa Saeidzadeh; Hamid Reza Hassani Ghoraba; Farid Ostadhasanzadeh Maleky

doi:10.3390/IOCBD2023-15194

Engineering Proceedings (Oct 2023)

Novel Scrap Tire Rubber Pad with Steel Rods and Maglev Seismic Isolators

Arash Akbari Hamed,
Mahsa Saeidzadeh,
Hamid Reza Hassani Ghoraba,
Farid Ostadhasanzadeh Maleky

Affiliations

Arash Akbari Hamed: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz P.O. Box 513351996, Iran
Mahsa Saeidzadeh: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz P.O. Box 513351996, Iran
Hamid Reza Hassani Ghoraba: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz P.O. Box 513351996, Iran
Farid Ostadhasanzadeh Maleky: Faculty of Civil Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz P.O. Box 513351996, Iran

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/IOCBD2023-15194
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 53, no. 1
p. 10

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This research presents two innovative base isolators known as the Scrap Tire Rubber Pad with Steel Rods (STRP-SR) isolator and the Magnetic Levitated (Maglev) isolator. The STRP-SR isolator offers a cost-effective solution for low-rise buildings, while the Maglev isolator provides an ideal bearing with zero horizontal stiffness. In this study, both the STRP-SR and Maglev isolators were analyzed numerically, and the experimental specimen of the Maglev isolator was tested on a shaking table. It can be concluded numerically that both isolators have the ability to significantly reduce absolute acceleration and displacement values, with average reductions of 53.24% and 100%, respectively.

Published in Engineering Proceedings

ISSN: 2673-4591 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Engineering machinery, tools, and implements
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