work is based on a semi-analytical model using a Timoshenko beam theory and a full 2D
finite element model. The material system analysed, is inspired by a train wagon suspension
system used in a EUREKA project Σ! 1841. For the material system, the study shows that the
effect of the damping layer is strongly influenced by the presence of a stiff constraining layer,
that enforces large shear strain amplitudes. The thickness of the damping rubber layer itself …