Temperature Buildup in Bonded Rubber Blocks Due to Hysteresis
Abstract The comparison between theoretical and experimental results of the temperature distribution in bonded cyclindrical rubber blocks due to compressive cyclic loading was largely dependent on the value of Poisson's ratio. It was found that, for thin rubber blocks (D/h>6), the third significant figure in the value of v appreciably altered the temperature distribution, while for thick blocks (D/h<4), the same change in v had much smaller effect on the temperature distribution within the rubber block. The theoretical analysis used in the paper can easily be adapted for blocks of different geometries, and hence the temperature distribution within a desirable limit can be achieved by changing the geometry of the rubber block.