Journal
JOURNAL OF EARTHQUAKE ENGINEERING
Volume 18, Issue 8, Pages 1198-1216Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/13632469.2014.924890
Keywords
Seismic Isolation; Frictional Heating; Finite Element Model; Temperature; Friction
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This article proposes a numerical investigation of the frictional heating developed in sliding bearings under high velocities and the influence of the relevant temperature rise on the mechanical characteristics of the device. A three-dimensional finite element model of the bearing is created and frictional heat generation is modelled through a thermal source inserted at the sliding surface of the bearing, with intensity dependent on the coefficient of friction, the contact pressure and the velocity. The friction value is adjusted step-by-step on surface temperature and velocity and used to update the thermal flux and the resisting force developed by the bearing. The numerical predictions of temperature histories and force-displacement loops are compared with the results of laboratory tests to validate the numerical approach. The procedure can help in preliminary studies for the selection of bearing materials accounting for their thermal stability and for the estimation of change of design properties of sliding isolation bearings due to frictional heating.
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