The principle of an elastic sliding bearing and its structure as well as characteristics are introduced in this paper.By testing its performance under different conditions

the influence of vertical load

displacement amplitude

and loading frequency on the bearing performance were analyzed.Experimental data and calculated theoretical ones are presented for comparison.The results show that the elastic sliding bearing has excellent working performance with full looping curves and high capacity for energy dissipation.The vertical load and the loading frequency have certain effect on the mechanical performance

while the displacement amplitude has little effect.A restoring force model of the bearing can be described with the exponential friction model considering velocity with high accuracy.