What are Laminated Neoprene Elastomeric Bridge bearings?
Neoprene bridge bearings – plain or laminated – elastomeric bearings are much easier to install in a bridge than compared to other types of bearing used and elastomeric bearings require nil maintenance. Unlike most other elastomer, Neoprene rubber under-goes no marked stiffening at low temperature when the thermal contraction of the bridge deck is at maximum. Such stiffening could be deleterious to bearing and / or structure. Correctly-designed and suitably-compounded laminated Neoprene Rubber bridge bearings can be confidently expected to function efficiently for at least a decade even at different high variances of temperature.
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