SMA-rubber　bearing　is　a　type　of　seismic　isolation　device　dissipating　energy　with　hysteretic　effect　of　superelasticity　of　shape　memory　alloy　(SMA)　material.　Based　on　an　isolator＇s　concept　design,　a　series　of　pseudo-static　tests　for　a　SMA-rubber　bearing　were　conducted　and　its　excellent　seismic　isolation　and　energy　dissipation　performances　were　verified　with　the　test　results.　For　structural　engineers　to　gain　the　mastery　of　seismic　isolation　characteristics　of　SMA-rubber　bearings,　the　linear　least　square　data　fitting　technique　and　the　differential　restoring　force　model　commonly　known　in　structural　analysis　software　were　used　to　simulate　horizontal　force　of　an　isolator.　Then,　its　restoring　force-displacement　hysteresis　loop　and　performance　parameters　were　compared　with　those　of　the　test　data.　It　was　found　that　the　test　results　match　closely　with　those　obtained　from　the　above-mentioned　simulation.　Thererfore,　the　proposed　simulation　method　was　helpful　for　establishing　an　SMA-rubber　isolator　element　with　the　existing　structural　analysis　software　and　application　of　SMA-based　isolation　bearings　in　engineering　structures.