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Development of an extremely fatigue-resistant Shock Absorber

Austrell, Per Erik LU ; Stenbom, B. ; Lindvall, M. and Andersson, L-O (2014) In Kgk: Kautschuk Gummi Kunststoffe 67(11-12). p.24-31
Abstract
An extremely fatigue resistant shock absorber was developed from basic mechanics principles using nonlinear elastic material models and finite element analysis. Prototypes were manufactured and tested to confirm the calculations and to find out the fatigue properties. The rubber body fills a cavity at gradually increasing compression. This idea has some clear advantages: A large part of the rubber body is protected against accidental external influences and it is backed up during the deformation by the cavity walls. Also, the stress in the rubber body becomes evenly distributed as only compressive stress is developed in it. The prototypes were tested in nearly 6 million cycles with no visible defects.
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Shock absorber, Rubber, Hole Filling, fatigue resistant, Finite Element, Analysis, Neo-Hooke, Impact Testing
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Kgk: Kautschuk Gummi Kunststoffe
volume
67
issue
11-12
pages
24 - 31
publisher
Dr Alfred Huthig Verlag Gmbh
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  • wos:000347139000008
  • scopus:84917682594
ISSN
0948-3276
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English
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  author       = {{Austrell, Per Erik and Stenbom, B. and Lindvall, M. and Andersson, L-O}},
  issn         = {{0948-3276}},
  keywords     = {{Shock absorber; Rubber; Hole Filling; fatigue resistant; Finite Element; Analysis; Neo-Hooke; Impact Testing}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{11-12}},
  pages        = {{24--31}},
  publisher    = {{Dr Alfred Huthig Verlag Gmbh}},
  series       = {{Kgk: Kautschuk Gummi Kunststoffe}},
  title        = {{Development of an extremely fatigue-resistant Shock Absorber}},
  volume       = {{67}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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