Constitutive Models for Rubber III

J. Busfield, Department of Materials, Queen Mary, University of London, UK. A. Muhr, TARRC/Rubber Consultants, MRPRA, Brickendonbury, Hertford, UK.

• 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.