On the Determination of Strain Energy Functions of Rubbers
860816
04/22/1986
- Event
- Content
- Methodology of determining coefficients of material strain energy functions of rubbers from experimental measurements of homogeneous deformations is examined within the scope of the 3rd order deformation theory [3]. Closed-form solutions of most frequently employed material testing deformations - simple tensile, pure shear and equal bi-axial deformations - are examined to reveal the shortcomings of using any one deformation in characterizing the strain energy function, In order to obtain a more representative material strain energy function, employment of more than one homogenous deformation is recommended along with improved material sampling. In situations, however, where data from simple-tensile deformation alone are available a set of constraints on the coefficients have been derived that improves the extrapolation characteristics of the fitted function.
- Pages
- 10
- Citation
- Kao, B., and Razgunas, L., "On the Determination of Strain Energy Functions of Rubbers," SAE Technical Paper 860816, 1986, https://doi.org/10.4271/860816.