• Title of article

    Durability Simulation of Elastomeric Materials Using Finite Element Method (Fem)

  • Author/Authors

    Chieh, C. W. Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Malaysia , Aidy, Ali Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Malaysia , Asmawi, Sanuddin Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Malaysia , Afshar, Reza Universiti Putra Malaysia - Faculty of Engineering - Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, Malaysia

  • From page
    441
  • To page
    450
  • Abstract
    The paper presents a simulation work conducted on the elastomer subjected to cyclic loads. A 3D finite element model of elastomer specimen, in accordance to ASTM D412, was developed using CATIA and ANSYS commercial finite element (FEM) packages. Fatigue life predicted from the simulation was compared with well-documented published data and it showed an acceptable agreement. Meanwhile, the simulated strain-life results are slightly lower than the experimental data. Several factors which potentially influenced the variations of the results were noted. Finally, some recommendations are offered at the end of this study to further improve the simulation.
  • Keywords
    Elastomer , FEM , strain controlled loading , CATIA , ANSYS
  • Journal title
    Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology ( JST)
  • Journal title
    Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology ( JST)
  • Record number

    2562516