Structural Engineering and Mechanics
Volume 76, Number 5, 2020, pages 653-661
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2020.76.5.653
Characterization of a carbon black rubber Poisson’s ratio based on optimization technique applied in FEA data fit
Debora Francisco Lalo, Marcelo Greco and Matias Meroniuc
Abstract
The paper presents a study regarding rubber compressibility behavior. The objective is to analyze the effect of compression degree of rubber on its mechanical properties and propose a new methodology based on reverse engineering to predict compressibility degree based on uniaxial stretching test and Finite Element Analysis (FEA). In general, rubbers are considered to be almost incompressible and Poisson
Key Words
experimental investigation; finite element method (FEM); hyperelasticity; optimization; rubber
Address
Debora Francisco Lalo, Marcelo Greco: Graduate Program in Structural Engineering, Department of Structural Engineering, School of Engineering, Universidade
Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Matias Meroniuc: Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, Railway Engineering, National Technological University, Paris 532, Haedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina