Introduction

Elastomers are outstanding in their ability to repeatedly endure large deformations, and they are often applied where fatigue performance is a critical consideration. Because the macromolecular structure of elastomers gives rise to a number of unique behaviors, appropriately specialized methods are needed to characterize, analyze, and design for durability. This 2-day course provides the know-how for engineering durable elastomeric components and systems. The course includes live demos of typical behavior.

This workshop is held at the Axel Products facility in Ann Arbor, MI; for directions, please click here.

Workshop Outline

Elastomers as an engineered material

Stress-strain behavior: physics, phe-nomenology, characterization, and modeling

Self-heating in elastomers

Physics of elastomer fatigue

Phenomenology of durability: strength, fatigue threshold, R-ratio ef-fects, the Haigh diagram

Crack Nucleation and Fracture Me-chanics analysis approaches

Factors that affect fatigue behavior

Material characterization for fatigue life assessment

Dealing with multiaxial loading

Dealing with variable amplitude loading and damage accumulation

Finite Element modeling for fatigue life prediction

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