J. Busfield, Department of Materials, Queen Mary, University of London, UK. A. Muhr, TARRC/Rubber Consultants, MRPRA, Brickendonbury, Hertford, UK.
Recent developments in the modelling of rubber are collated in this volume, including not only stress-strain behaviour and the use of the large strain finite element method for simulation, but also fatigue, fracture, filler reinforcement, dynamic properties and the effects of ageing.
Forword, Lifetime prediction: Theoretical and numerical limitations for the simulation of crack propagation in natural rubber components; Simulation of crack propagation in rubber; A method for determining equi-biaxial fatigue in elastomers; A methodology for test time reduction in rubber part testing; Predicting cyclic fatigue crack growth using finite element analysis techniques applied to three-dimensional elastomeric components; Crack initiation in filled natural rubber: experimental database and macroscopic observations; Lifetime prediction of multiaxially loaded rubber springs and bushings; Fatigue life prediction and verification of rubber to metal bonded springs; A finite element methodology to predict age-related mechanical properties and performance changes in rubber components Ageing: Study on the dynamic mechanical properties of aged rubbers; Effect of ageing on the ability of natural rubber to strain crystallise; Homogenisation techniques for the analysis of oxygen diffusion and reaction in fiber-reinforced elastomers. Applications; Hyperelastic models; Statistical approach to networks; Modelling compressibility and dilational effects; Dynamic properties, filler reinforcement and the Fletcher-Gent effect; Magneto- and electro-sensitive rubbers; Author Index, Subject Index.
Recent developments in the modelling of rubber are collated in this volume, including not only stress-strain behaviour and the use of the large strain finite element method for simulation, but also fatigue, fracture, filler reinforcement, dynamic ...
Recent developments in the modelling of rubber are collated in this volume, including stress-strain behaviour, the use of the large strain finite element method for simulation, fatigue, fracture, filler reinforcement and more.
Klappentext
Recent developments in the modelling of rubber are collated in this volume, including stress-strain behaviour, the use of the large strain finite element method for simulation, fatigue, fracture, filler reinforcement and more.
