Simulation work of fatigue life prediction of rubber automotive components
The usage of rubbers has always been so important, especially in automotive industries. Rubbers have a hyper elastic behaviour which is the ability to withstand very large strain without failure. The normal applications for rubbers are used for shock absorption, sound isolation and mounting. In t...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2010
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/11839/ |
| Summary: | The usage of rubbers has always been so important, especially in automotive
industries. Rubbers have a hyper elastic behaviour which is the ability to withstand very large
strain without failure. The normal applications for rubbers are used for shock absorption,
sound isolation and mounting. In this study, the predictions of fatigue life of an engine mount
of rubber automotive components were presented. The finite element analysis was performed
to predict the critical part and the strain output were incorporated into fatigue model for
prediction. The predicted result shows agreement in term of failure location of rubber mount. |
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