An innovation model for relaxation/creep prediction on rubber components

Simulation Methods for Rubber Antivibration Systems

Rubber is an excellent material for anti-vibration applications. Rubber-to-metal bonded systems are widely used in industry with long term service, such as in high-speed trains and marine ships. It is desirable to have a comprehensive book for simulation methods in this specialized field. This book is intended for engineers who work in industry on the simulation, design and applications of rubber anti-vibration systems. In addition, it can be served as a reference book for scientists and a textbook for university students in engineering. There are more than thirty-five real industrial cases, which have been peer-reviewed, to cover major topics including quasi-static, dynamic, fatigue, loading-unloading, heat generation (self-heating), creep/relaxation and dynamic interaction with fluid. This book is the second version of the book entitled ‘Numerical prediction & case validation for rubber anti-vibration system’ (in both English and Chinese). The newly added content contains prediction on idealised Mullins effect without data fitting; creep/relaxation changes from temperature, loading, hardness and different component; dynamic interaction between solid rubber and fluid. I am very grateful to my teachers and colleagues, especially to my late wife Dr. Wendy Xiaohui Wu (吴晓惠) for her contributions to this book.