Stiffness and damping coefficients of rubber

Summary An analytical-experimental study has been carried out for the estimation of the stiffness and damping coefficients of rubber. A given specimen of a rubber pad (Neoprene GN) in the shape of a solid circular cylinder is subjected to a vibrating force created by an electrodynamic shaker together with a vibration exciter.In the analytical investigation, a mathematical model is developed from which the stiffness and damping coefficients for rubber as well as the damped energy can be evaluated. From the stimulated mathematical model together with the experimental data, the stiffness and damping coefficients could be estimated. Subsequently, the solution for the heat conduction equation describing the temperature field in the rubber speciemen can be formulated. The analytical behaviour of the temperature is found to agree fairly well with the measured temperatures at various locations inside the rubber specimen. This renders the simulating model to be significant with potential for further extension.

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Steiügkeits- und Dämpfungskoeffizienten von Gummi

Übersicht In einer analytisch-experimentellen Arbeit wird das Verhalten einer zylindrischen Probe aus Gummi unter pulsierender Belastung untersucht. Mit Hilfe eines mathematischen Modells und experimenteller Daten können die Steifigkeits- und Dämpfungsparameter von Gummi bestimmt werden. Anschließend wird die Lösung der Wärmeleitungsgleichung für das Temperaturfeld in der Probe angegeben. Die analytische Lösung stimmt mit den Meßwerten gut überein.