JP Journal of Solids and Structures
Volume 1, Issue 3, Pages 217 - 236
(November 2007)
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MODELING COUPLING EFFECTS IN CORD-RUBBER COMPOSITE STRUCTURES
Hedi Hassis (Tunisia), Saber El Arem (Tunisia) and Ramana M. Pidaparti (USA)
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Abstract:
An analytical model is developed to study the coupling effects in cord-rubber composite materials. The analytical model takes into account the mismatch of stiffness between the cords and the rubber matrix material, and the twist-extension coupling. The transverse deformation, i.e., normal to the cords direction is based on the normal modes of a special system which describes the orthotropic and the coupling behaviour of cord-rubber composites. The equations of motion for the cord-composite plates are derived using the principle of virtual work. Results of deformation and stresses are obtained for some typical cord-rubber composite plates and are compared to the existing solutions. The results presented illustrate that the coupling effects are significant for non-symmetrical cord orientations. |
| Keywords and phrases: cord, composite, warping, coupling. |
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