A Review of Methods to Characterize Rubber Elastic Behavior for Use in Finite Element Analysis
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Rubber Division, ACS in Rubber Chemistry and Technology
- Vol. 67 (3) , 481-503
- https://doi.org/10.5254/1.3538686
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of methods used to characterize the elastic behavior of rubber for use in Finite Element Analysis (FEA). A sample of elastic strain energy density functions used to characterize rubber is given, along with the tests required to characterize rubber according to these functions. The use of synthetic test data as an alternative to full physical testing is discussed, and highlighted by a case study. The paper closes with a discussion on potential errors associated with FEA of rubber components.Keywords
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