Spherical bearing pad is designed to ensure vertical and horizontal forces transferring under control which is a connection devices between superstructures and substructures. It consists of steel plate enclosed with edge sliding guide and stainless steel panel for sliding controlling, under the stainless steel panel is a PTFE sheet, which is recessed into the steel to a depth and contains a special lubricant to ensure permanent lubrication of the sliding surfaces. Then there is a stainless steel panel with a convex bottom face to facilitate rotations. The bottom component is concave steel plate that covered with a recessed PTFE sheet to transfer whether horizontal or vertical forces safely.
