The browser you are using is not supported by this website. All versions of Internet Explorer are no longer supported, either by us or Microsoft (read more here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/windows/end-of-ie-support).

Please use a modern browser to fully experience our website, such as the newest versions of Edge, Chrome, Firefox or Safari etc.

Finite element analysis of a rubber bushing considering rate and amplitude dependent effects

På svenska

Author

Summary, in English

A cylindrical bushing subjected to a stationary cyclic load is analysed with emphasis on the amplitude and frequency dependent damping and modulus. The material parameters were determined from a dynamic shear test, in terms of a viscoelastic-elastoplastic model. Using an overlay of finite element meshes, the material model was implemented in a finite element model of the cylindrical bushing and subjected to a radial cyclic load. The calculated damping and stiffness for the bushing were verified with measured data from the actual bushing. Results show that the viscoelastic-elastoplastic model used can be made to represent the amplitude and frequency dependence seen in the two natural rubbers investigated in this paper. It is also seen that the model, although fitted to a shear test, performs fairly well for a more general load case as well.

Publishing year

2003

Language

English

Pages

133-140

Publication/Series

Constitutive models for rubber III

Document type

Conference paper

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Topic

  • Mechanical Engineering

Conference name

3rd European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber

Conference date

2003-09-15 - 2003-09-17

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 9789058095664