Remarkable vertical seismic motion is one of the prominent characteristics of the near-fault earthquake motions, but the
traditional and widely used base isolation system only can effectively mitigate horizontal seismic responses and
structural damage. A promising three-dimensional (3D) seismic isolation bearing, consisting of laminated rubber bearing
with lead core (LRB) and combined coned disc spring with vertical energy dissipation device (e.g., inner fluid viscous
cylindric damper or steel damper), was proposed to mitigate horizontal and vertical structural seismic responses
simultaneously and separately. Three-group seismic ground motion records were selected to validate the effectiveness of
the proposed 3D seismic isolation bearing on a continuous slab bridge. The appropriate damping of the vertical damping
device was presented by parametric study. The analyses results showed that the proposed 3D isolation bearing is
essentially effective to mitigate vertical and horizontal structural seismic response simultaneously. Near-fault pulse-type
seismic motions should be considered in seismic isolation design and evaluation. The proper damping ratio of the
vertical damping device should be 20%-30% for favorable vertical isolation effectiveness. The proposed 3D seismic isolation bearing is promising to be applied to the mediate-to-short span bridge and even some building structures.
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