1. Incompressibility and mesh sensitivity analysis in finite element simulation of rubbers
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Dávid Huri
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0209 industrial biotechnology ,Bulk modulus ,Environmental Engineering ,Materials science ,business.industry ,Materials Science (miscellaneous) ,0211 other engineering and technologies ,General Engineering ,02 engineering and technology ,Structural engineering ,Mechanics ,Management Science and Operations Research ,Characterization (materials science) ,020901 industrial engineering & automation ,Natural rubber ,Spring (device) ,visual_art ,Component (UML) ,021105 building & construction ,visual_art.visual_art_medium ,Range (statistics) ,Sensitivity (control systems) ,business ,Information Systems ,Numerical stability - Abstract
Non-linear finite element calculations are indispensable when important information of the material response under load of a rubber component is desired. Although the material characterization of a rubber component is a demanding engineering task, the changing contact range between the parts and the incompressibility behaviour of the rubber further increase the complexity of the investigations. In this paper the effects of the choice of the numerical material parameters (e.g. bulk modulus) are examined with regard to numerical stability, mesh density and calculation accuracy. As an example, a rubber spring is chosen where contact problem is also handled.
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- 2016
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