Earthquake resistant visco-elastic energy dissipator link elements
The visco-elastic* (help in dissipating large amount of seismic energy) link elements have been made-up of "ply" of used/old radial rubber tyres of passenger cars. It contains two layers of textile belt as well as two layers of steel belts along-with steel wires embedded diagonally in the rubber that enhance stability, strength and visco-elastic property of the material. Moreover, eminence inherent properties of radial tyres such as high tear resistance, high shear resistance and high toughness can be used more effectively for the development of visco-elastic energy dissipator links which can withstand under extreme earthquake forces. "Viscous property of the material is used to increase damping and elastic property of the material to regain the size and original position of the structural member after removal of the applied load. In other words material used to absorb some of the applied energy and dissipate rest of the energy"