Structural control against earthquakes and other external dynamic loadings gains more
importance given the burgeoning demand on the construction of various structures and high …

Strain-induced crystallization of natural rubber was discovered in 1925 by the means of x-
ray diffraction and has been widely investigated by this technique until today. The studies …

Solid-state cooling based on elastocaloric effect (eCE), ie, a temperature change coupled to
an applied uniaxial stress in elastocaloric materials (eCMs), is an emerging refrigeration …

Subjected to multiaxial mechanical loading and hostile environment, rubber experiences
degradation over a period of time. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to prevent failure of …

This paper deals with fatigue damage in carbon black filled natural rubber under uni-and
multiaxial loading conditions. Fatigue damage is described at both the macroscopic …

Natural rubber is known to have excellent fatigue properties. Fatigue crack propagation
studies show that, under uniaxial tension loading, fatigue crack growth resistance increases …

The temperature of rubber-like materials increases under cyclic loadings, due to their
dissipative behaviour and low thermal conductivity. This well-known phenomenon, called …

Rubber products will be fatigued when subjected to alternating loads, and working in harsh
environments will worsen the fatigue performance, which will directly affect the service life of …

This contribution presents a continuum damage mechanics model for the high-cycle fatigue
life prediction of rubber-like materials. The proposed model is an extension of that proposed …

Numerical and experimental aspects of rubber fatigue crack initiation are investigated in this
study. A parameter based on the strain energy density (SED) and predicting the onset of …