Standard Bearing

A wide range of loads can be accommodated by varying the plan area, the thickness of internal elastomer layers, and the elastomer hardness. Plan areas should be chosen on the basis of bearing seat dimensional limitations as well as loads.

Changing the elastomer hardness and increasing the effective thickness by adding layers are methods of varying the resistance to horizontal movement and the amount of such movement.

Beam end rotations up to about 0.02 radians can readily be accepted by adding to the effective elastomer thickness.

Bearings can be molded in rectangular, square, circular, or other shapes. Note that custom shapes, clipped corners, slotted, skewed, and tapered bearings may carry cost premiums due to mold modifications.

Plain elastomeric pads, without internal shim plates, can also be supplied by Cosmec. These Plain elastomeric pads can be molded the same as laminated bearing pads.