The presentation below describes analysis and modeling of seismic isolation bearings in contemporary softwares (e.g., SAP2000, ABAQUS). It also provides guidelines on preliminary design of isolation bearings.
PPT on modeling, analysis and design of seismic isolators
The following excel sheet provides preliminary design and input parameter calculation for different softwares:
The excel sheet web application to calculate these properties are available here:
Preliminary Bearing Design and Software Parameter Calculation