Structural bearing pad LASTO-FLONBLOCK

elastomerfor bridge construction

LASTO®FLONBLOCK Type Ga are reinforced elastomeric bearings with a Teflon -PTFE sliding layer vulcanised onto one side. The Teflon surface is matched with a sliding plate made from buffed stainless steel, with a specially-treated smooth surface texture, designed to achieve minimum friction coefficients. LASTO®FLONBLOCK knuckle and sliding point bearings are used to absorb high vertical loads, torsion of the bearing surfaces, and horizontal displacements in the longitudinal and transverse directions with the minimum possible friction. Principle LASTO®FLONBLOCK Type Ga can be used wherever the displacements of the structure generate restoring forces that are too large, or where the range of permissible displacements of LASTO®BLOCK bearings is not sufficient. Despite a low bearing height, the sliding layer permits significant displacements. The forces to be absorbed are transmitted properly to the supporting structure, and rotations are absorbed through elasticity. LASTO®FLONBLOCK knuckle and sliding point bearings deliver high-quality support in building construction, civil engineering, bridge construction, steel, wood and concrete structures, and in prefabricated construction.