Friction pendulum bearing

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FPB [1] shake-table testing, Berkeley, CA.

Friction Pendulum Bearing (FPB) is another name of Friction Pendulum System (FPS). It is based on three pillars[2]:

Snapshot with the link to video clip of a shake-table testing of FPB system supporting a rigid building model is presented at the right.

Refereces

  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfl-VueWTGE&feature=PlayList&p=660C7AFD70E81C12&index=27
  2. Zayas, Victor A. et al. (1990). A Simple Pendulum Technique for Achieving Seismic Isolation. Earthquake Spectra. pp. 317, Vol.6, No.2. ISBN 0087552930.
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