Fifty-four papers from the September 2003 conference on rubber present recent research on lifetime prediction, aging, dynamic properties, filler reinforcement, and modeling of stress softening and compressibility. Several papers apply finite element analysis to laminated bearings, the tread pattern of tires, a wedge loaded by a concentrated tensile force, and crack growth in elastomeric components. Other topics include the influence of the filler properties on the mechanical response of silica-filled natural rubber, uniaxial and equi-biaxial tension tests of silicone rubber, semi-active vibroisolation using electro-rheological and elastomer materials, and a method for reducing time in rubber part testing. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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.