Papers by Author: Xiao Ling Hu

Abstract: Mooney-Rivlin model and Ogden model are frequently used by engineers for finite element analysis of rubber material. Before simulation, simple, biaxial and planar extension tests are always done to get the model parameters. In this paper, we compare these two hyperelastic models with experimental data produced under simple, biaxial extension and planar extension loading conditions. The ability of the two models to reproduce different deformation modes is analyzed. Both material parameters and the stretch range of validity of each model are determined.

Abstract: A new 3D unit cell model is developed for homogenization calculation of composites containing randomly dispersed ellipsoid inclusions. The new unit cell is constructed using the Ansys Parameter Design Language (APDL), taking the inclusion volume fraction, inclusion orientation and spatial dispersion as variables. A series of unit cells containing multiple ellipsoids, showing random distributions in particle size and position, were constructed and used for finite element calculation at microscale, the effective modulus of the composites with periodic microstructures, which modeled by the unite cells, were then estimated by homogenization. The influences of particle volume fraction and the particle stiffness on the effective elastic modulus of the composites were examined. The estimated results were compared with different particle volume fractions were calculated, and the calculated data was compared with other classic models.

Abstract: The tensile stress-strain relationship of rubbers is fairly linear and can be used for obtaining tensile modulus E. In this work we analyzed the tensile stress-strain relationship of filled rubber experimentally and employed the extended 2D homogenization method to compute the modulus of the carbon black (CB) filled rubbers with various CB volume fractions ranging from 5% to 25%. The results reveal that the modulus of CB-filled rubbers increased with the increase in CB volume fraction and in CB aggregation.