Constitutive models for rubber VII : proceedings of the 7th European Conference on Constitutive Models for Rubber, ECCMR, Dublin, Ireland, 20-23 September 2011

Content: Invited papers -- Mechanical characterization of rubber : novel approaches -- Modelling and simulation -- Damage mechanisms in elastomers -- Stress softening and related phenomena -- Design and applications -- Fatigue and time dependent behaviour -- Test methods and analytical techniques All aspects of our lives, industry, health, travel and leisure, are utterly reliant on rubber materials, yet typically this notion rarely occurs to us. Increasingly, greater demands are made on elastomeric compounds and we seek elevated performance in terms of improved physical and chemical properties. In particular, we have come to expect rubber components (tyres, vibration isolators, seals etc) to exhibit exceptional wear and fatigue resistance, often at elevated temperatures. Unsurprisingly then, the emphasis in characterising isochoric materials has shifted significantly away from understanding and modelling hyperelastic material behaviour, to a position where we can confi dently design and manufacture rubber components having the functionality and resilience to meet the dynamic loading and harsh environmental conditions that are prevalent today. In consequence, state-of-the-art technology in terms of dynamic response and fatigue resistance are strongly represented here along with numerous insights into advanced elastomers used in novel applications. This development is not at the expense of research devoted to current test procedures and the constitutive equations and algorithms that underpin finite element methods. As a result, Constitutive Models for Rubber VII is not only essential reading for undergraduates, postgraduates, academics and researchers working in the discipline, but also for all those designers and engineers involved in the improvement of machines and devices by introducing new and novel elastomers possessing elevated properties Invited papers......Page 11 Elastic instabilities in rubber......Page 28 Mechanical characterization of rubber – Novel approaches......Page 29 Modelling and simulation......Page 88 Simulation of self-organization processes in filled rubber considering thermal agitation......Page 127 Damage mechanisms in elastomers......Page 183 Stress softening and related phenomena......Page 222 Design and applications......Page 268 Fatigue and time dependent behaviour......Page 315 Test methods and analytical techniques......Page 373 P......Page 437 Z......Page 438