Foreword | p. IX |
Foreword (vol. 1) | p. XI |
Sponsors | p. XIII |
Lifetime prediction | |
Theoretical and numerical limitations for the simulation of crack propagation in natural rubber components | p. 3 |
Simulation of crack propagation in rubber | p. 11 |
A method for determining equi-biaxial fatigue in elastomers | p. 21 |
A methodology for test time reduction in rubber part testing | p. 27 |
Predicting cyclic fatigue crack growth using finite element analysis techniques applied to three-dimensional elastomeric components | p. 33 |
Crack initiation in filled natural rubber: experimental database and macroscopic observations | p. 41 |
Lifetime prediction of multiaxially loaded rubber springs and bushings | p. 49 |
Fatigue life prediction and verification of rubber to metal bonded springs | p. 55 |
A finite element methodology to predict age-related mechanical properties and performance changes in rubber components | p. 59 |
Ageing | |
Study on the dynamic mechanical properties of aged rubbers | p. 71 |
Effect of ageing on the ability of natural rubber to strain crystallise | p. 79 |
Homogenisation techniques for the analysis of oxygen diffusion and reaction in fiber-reinforced elastomers | p. 85 |
Applications | |
Elastic instabilities in rubber: aneurysms, wrinkles and knots | p. 95 |
Uniaxial and equi-biaxial tension tests of silicone elastomer | p. 99 |
A computation model to predict the thermomechanical behavior of automobile tires | p. 107 |
Application of non-linear FEA to tyre rolling resistance simulation | p. 115 |
Modelling of structural inhomogeneities by a homogenized approach | p. 119 |
Constitutive sensitivity of end effects in slabs under compression | p. 125 |
Finite element analysis of a rubber bushing considering rate and amplitude dependent effects | p. 133 |
Prediction of tyre rolling resistance using FEA | p. 141 |
Engineering design of rubber pads ageing properties: theory and experiment | p. 147 |
Hyperelastic models | |
A general first-invariant hyperelastic constitutive model | p. 157 |
Critical comparison of popular hyper-elastic material models in design of anti-vibration mounts for automotive industry through FEA | p. 161 |
A finite element formulation for the stress rate in hyperelasticity based on the Updated Lagrangian approach and its applicability to vibration control devices | p. 169 |
Influence of the filler properties on the mechanical response of silica filled natural rubber | p. 177 |
Advanced computational modelling of the mechanical behaviour of rubber-like materials | p. 185 |
Statistical approach to networks | |
The effect of spatially inhomogeneous mixing of polymer and cross-links for end-linked polymer networks | p. 195 |
Finite element modelling of polymer networks based on chain statistics | p. 203 |
On a micromechanically-based finite element simulation of the viscoelastic and damage behaviour of rubber-like polymers | p. 213 |
Stress softening | |
Modelling of stress softening in filled elastomers | p. 223 |
Time dependencies in the response of self-organizing linkage patterns to imposed deformation | p. 231 |
Modelling the Mullins effect using damage mechanics: efficiency and limitations | p. 237 |
Comparison of recent models for the Mullins effect: formulation and finite element implementation | p. 245 |
Modelling compressibility and dilational effects | |
Modelling dilatational stress softening of rubber | p. 253 |
A constitutive model for nonlinear viscoelastic particulate composite materials | p. 263 |
Compressibility induced by damage in carbon black reinforced natural rubber | p. 273 |
Effect of compressible filler on the elastic properties of rubber | p. 283 |
Thermodynamic analysis of polymer networks | p. 291 |
Dynamic properties, filler reinforcement and the Fletcher-Gent effect | |
Filler reinforcement in rubber carbon black systems | p. 301 |
Modelling inelastic stress-strain phenomena and a scheme for efficient experimental characterization | p. 309 |
Material model and experimental testing of rubber components under cyclic deformation | p. 319 |
Network junction model for mechanical properties of filled vulcanizates | p. 325 |
Impact of pre-strain on dynamic-mechanical properties of carbon black and silica filled rubbers | p. 333 |
The effect of swelling and temperature on the electrical and mechanical behaviour of a filled rubber | p. 343 |
Force-deformation behaviour of filled and unfilled elastomers down to very small strains | p. 349 |
Interpretation of the high low-strain modulus of filled rubbers as an inelastic effect | p. 357 |
Dynamic analysis of rubber to metal devices using an unconventional numerical modelling for elastomers | p. 365 |
Phenomenological models for the mechanical behaviour of filled elastomers under "steady" conditions | p. 373 |
Dynamic mechanical behaviour of filled and unfilled elastomers under uniaxial and multi-axial conditions | p. 381 |
A micro-mechanical mechanism for energy dissipation of filled rubber | p. 387 |
The effects of cyclic pre-loading and thermal recovery on the viscoelastic response of carbon black-reinforced rubbers | p. 391 |
Constitutive modelling of calendering induced anisotropy in rubber sheets | p. 401 |
Magneto- and electro-sensitive rubbers | |
Magneto-rheological rubber to reduce noise: reality or fiction?--An experimental inquiry into its effectiveness | p. 407 |
Semi-active vibroisolation using elastomer electro-rheological and viscoelastic materials | p. 411 |
Modelling of magneto-sensitive elastomers | p. 421 |
Author index | p. 429 |
Subject index | p. 431 |
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