TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hasshim Sahrom
AU  - Busfield J J C
AU  - Thomas A G
TI  - Predicting the performance of bonded filled rubber mounts in compression using data measured in a simple shear deformation
PY  - 1999///
PB  - Journal of Rubber Research
N2  - The problem of predicting the stiffness of bonded, carbon black filled rubber mounts is difficult because of the problems associated with geometric non-linearity and material characterisation. It is proposed that alternative simple forms of stored energy function can be employed to model the non-linear material properties. Fro carbon black filled materials it is apparent that it is possible to obtain the  relevant materials data from just a single materials test made in any of a number of simple homogeneous deformation modes. The approach is validated by taking materials data for simple shear measurements and using the data to predict the behaviour of compression mounts with a range of shape factors
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