FE modelling of fiber reinforced elastomeric isolators (FREI): Mesh verification and validation

A. B. Habieb*, G. Milani, T. Tavio, F. Milani

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Abstract

Seismic isolation is an effective technical solution to reduce the vulnerability of new and existing structures. It can mitigate the negative impact of an earthquake by shifting the period of the structure in that range of the spectrum where the spectral acceleration is low. A well known and relatively cheap seismic isolation device is the so-called elastomeric isolator. The fabrication cost of such isolator can be reduced by the utilization of fiber lamina instead of steel. In this work, finite element (FE) modeling of fiber reinforced elastomeric isolators is discussed. In numerical modelling, the main characteristic of elastomeric materials is the hyperelasticity, which can be taken into account in the commercial FE code that was used in the present study (namely ABAQUS). In this paper, an interesting issue highlighted is the mesh verification on FE models of an elastomeric material embedded into a seismic isolator.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationInternational Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, ICNAAM 2017
EditorsCharalambos Tsitouras, Theodore Simos, Theodore Simos, Theodore Simos, Theodore Simos, Theodore Simos
PublisherAmerican Institute of Physics Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9780735416901
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Jul 2018
EventInternational Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, ICNAAM 2017 - Thessaloniki, Greece
Duration: 25 Sept 201730 Sept 2017

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1978
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

ConferenceInternational Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics, ICNAAM 2017
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityThessaloniki
Period25/09/1730/09/17

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