Structural Bearing Pads

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SORBTEX® Bearing Pads are fabricated to order and available in wide variety of plan sizes and thicknesses. Plan size is limited to 48" (+0, -1") in a single piece, however, lengths up to and over 120" are possible depending on the required thickness. In addition to square and rectangular bearing pads, SORBTEX® is available in round, washer; annular ring, dovetail interlocked, and mandrel wrapped bushing formats.
SORBTEX® is a layered rubber and fabric composite material that is used as an elastomeric bearing pad in a wide variety of structural bearing applications. SORBTEX® is manufactured to meet, and is tested in accordance with, the requirements of MIL-C-882E. SORBTEX® also meets the cotton-duck pad (CDP) requirements as discussed in AASHTO Section 14.7.6.1, Section 14.7.6.2, and AASHTO Section 18.10.1. In addition to the above noted globally recognized specification references, SORBTEX® is also identified by a multitude of state and corporate specifications and descriptive references. The most common descriptive references for SORBTEX® are: fabric pad, preformed pad, preformed fabric pad, cotton duct pad, cotton duck pad, and CDP