Compression Strength Testing for Automotive Brake Pads Used in Earthquake Energy Dampers

摘要

In order to calibrate a friction damper which uses automotive brake padsit is necessary to determine the compression behaviour of the friction material. This papersummarizes the experimental results obtained for a set of automotive brake pads made inRomania. These results are useful in order to determine the slip load level in a seismicenergy dissipation mechanism which uses this type of friction pads. The paper presentsthe experimental set up and the compression behaviour curves obtained for a set of fourcommercial brake pads. The testing was performed by the author as a part of his researchwork, using a hydraulic compression press.