A novel specimen for investigating the mechanical behavior of elastomers under multiaxial loading conditions

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 136-146

  Mars, W V ^a   Fatemi, A ^b  

^a Materials Science and Tire Mechanics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial torsion; Multiaxial fatigue; Multiaxial loading; Rubber specimen; Testing of elastomers

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL BONDS; CYLINDERS (CONTAINERS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADING; RUBBER; STEEL; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

AXIAL-TORSION; ENERGY DENSITY; MULTIAXIAL LOADINGS; STRAIN ENERGY;

ELASTOMERS;

ELASTOMER;

EID: 1942498956     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0014485104039757     Document Type: Article

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