Rubber Bonded to Steel ProMechanica

[notimkezkyc]

I need help to model rubber bonded to steel in ProMechanica?


I hope some body can give me some tips.


Basically I have to model a 3 layers ofmaterial. The 1st layer is steel, the 2nd layer is rubber and the 3rd layer is steel. The rubber layer is bonded to the 1st and 3rd layer. I need to study the effects on the steel and rubber if multiple force loading are applied.


I need to know is there a way to assign the rubber bonding to steel, can I use weld (edge/perimeter?) and can I change the weld material properties.


Is this analysis possible in ProMechanica?


Thanks

 

[CaptnPea]

In a word... No


The rubber is going to defnintaly behave in a non-linear manner. P-Elements do not support this. I'm not an expert in elastermers, but, know enough that this is pretty tricky stuff, best left to the expert I am not.