ISSN:
0032-3888
Keywords:
Chemistry
;
Chemical Engineering
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
,
Physics
Notes:
Elastomeric bearings which consist of cylindrical rubber layers bonded on their inner and outer curved surfaces to metal cylinders are investigated theoretically and experimentally. Emphasis is placed on two asymmetic loading modes, radial loading and bending or tilting moments. An approximate theoretical treatment based on linear elastic behavior is proposed. Experimental spring constants are compared to the theoretical predictions for thin elastomer layers of various lengths. It was found that for highly confined layers, the theoretical spring constants must be modified to obtain agreement with experimental results. The importance of elastomer bulk deformation, shrinkage stresses from elastomer cure, and tension-compression stress-strain behavior is also evaluated.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pen.760150904
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