THE MEASUREMENT OF THE DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF ELASTOMERS AND ELASTOMERIC MOUNTS

DYNAMIC TESTING OF ELASTOMERS. THE HISTORY OF THE STUDY IS BRIEFLY REVIEWED. THE PAPERS ON THE FUNDAMENTALS OF MEASUREMENT OF DYNAMIC PROPERTIES, COVER ASPECTS SUCH AS MEASUREMENT AND IDENTIFICATION PRINCIPLES AND INSTRUMENTATION, COMPUTATION, AND COMPENSATION. THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DYNAMIC RUBBER TEST MACHINE IS DESCRIBED FROM THE STANDPOINT OF A MACHINE SUPPLIER. THE PRINCIPLES OF A CLOSED LOOP ELECTROHYDRAULIC SERVO-CONTROLLED TEST MACHINE ARE REVIEWED, AS ARE ALSO, THE EVOLUTION AND USES OF TRANSMITTED FORCE MEASUREMENTS. THE COMPUTATION AND DIRECT READ-OUT OF DYNAMIC PROPERTIES, AND THE APPLICATION OF MINI-COMPUTERS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF ELASTOMERIC DAMPING COEFFICIENTS AND OTHER PROPERTIES ALSO RECEIVE CONSIDERATION. DETAILS ARE GIVEN OF THE STATISTICAL APPROACH TO DESIGNED EXPERIMENTS FOR EVALUATION OF INDIVIDUAL TEST MACHINE REPEATABILITY AND TEST MACHINE DIFFERENCES. A DYNAMIC ANALYSIS OF THE RESONANT BEAM MACHINE IS PRESENTED, AND THE TESTING AND PARAMETERIZATION USED TO DESCRIBE ELASTOMERS FOR USE IN A LINEAR, LOW-FREQUENCY VIBRATION MODEL OF AN AUTOMOBILE, IS DISCUSSED. IN THE FIELD OF POLYMER DEVELOPMENT THE SUBJECTS DISCUSSED ARE, THE FACTORS CONTROLLING THE DYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF ELASTOMERIC PRODUCT; THE EFFECTIVE USE OF DYNAMIC TESTING IN RAW MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS; AND THE PRODUCTION AND QUALITY CONTROL OF ELASTOMER MOUNTS.

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  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 132 p.

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  • Accession Number: 00217329
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Files: TRIS
  • Created Date: May 15 1974 12:00AM