Acta Mechanica Sinica

, Volume 10, Issue 2, pp 136–149 | Cite as

Large strain torsion of axially-constrained solid rubber bars

  • P. D. Wu
  • K. W. Neale
  • E. Van der Giessen
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Abstract

Large strain fixed-end torsion of circular solid rubber bars is studied semi-analytically. The analyses are based on various non-Gaussian network models for rubber elasticity, some of which were proposed very recently. Results are presented in terms of predicted torque vs. twist curves and axial force vs. twist curves. In some cases, the predicted stress distributions are also given. The sensitivity of the second-order axial force to the employed models is considered. The predicted results are compared with experimental results found in the literature.

Key Words

rubber network model large strain torsion 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • P. D. Wu
    • 1
  • K. W. Neale
    • 1
  • E. Van der Giessen
    • 1
  1. 1.Laboratory for Engineering Mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Marine TechnologyDelf University of TechnologyThe Netherlands

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