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Durability Simulation of Elastomeric Materials Using Finite Element Method (FEM)

C. W. Chieh, Aidy Ali, Asmawi Sanuddin and Reza Afshar

Pertanika Journal of Science & Technology, Volume 18, Issue 2, July 2010

Keywords: Elastomer, FEM, strain controlled loading, CATIA, ANSYS

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The paper presents a simulation work conducted on the elastomer subjected to cyclic loads. A 3D finite element model of elastomer specimen, in accordance to ASTM D412, was developed using CATIA and ANSYS commercial finite element (FEM) packages. Fatigue life predicted from the simulation was compared with well-documented published data and it showed an acceptable agreement. Meanwhile, the simulated strain-life results are slightly lower than the experimental data. Several factors which potentially influenced the variations of the results were noted. Finally, some recommendations are offered at the end of this study to further improve the simulation.

ISSN 0128-7680

e-ISSN 2231-8526

Article ID

JST-0196-2010

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