Elastomer bushing response: Experiments and finite element modeling

Acta Mechanica

Volumn 163, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 25-38

  Kadlowec, J ^a   Wineman, A ^b   Hulbert, G ^b  

^a ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTOMERS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLASTIC DEFORMATION; TORSIONAL STRESS; VISCOELASTICITY;

ELASTOMER BUSHING; RADIAL TORSIONAL COUPLING; TUNING SUSPENSION SYSTEMS;

CYLINDERS (CONTAINERS);

EID: 0042342747     PISSN: 00015970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00707-003-1018-1     Document Type: Article

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