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ECCMR Scientific Schedule 2011

Tuesday 20^th September 2011

Session 1 – Mechanical Characterization of Rubber – Novel Approaches

Time	Programme
13.00-14.30	Registration
14.30-14.40	Opening Speech – ECCMR Chairman DR. Steve Jerrams
14.40-15.20	Opening Plenary Speaker - Professor Alan Gent: Elastic Instabilities in rubber
15.20-15.40	S. Beurrot, B. Huneau & E. Verron. Strain-induced crystallization of Natural Rubber subjected to biaxial loading conditions as revealed by X-ray diffraction
15.40-16.00	K. Bruening & K. Schneider. Effects of strain field and strain history on the natural rubber matrix
16.00-16.20	D. Schellenberg, J. Ihlemann & D. Juhre. Parameter identification based on multiple inhomogeneous experiments of practical relevance
16.20-16.50	*Coffee break*
16.50-17.10	N. Candau, C. Gauthier, L. Chazeau & J.-M. chenal. New insights about strain induced crystallization of natural rubber thanks to in situ X-rays measurements during uniaxial cyclic deformation at high velocity
17.10-17.30	X. Balandraud, E. Toussaint, J.-B. Le Cam, M. Grediac, R. Behnke & M. Kaliske. Application of full-field measurements and numerical simulations to analyze the thermo-mechanical response of a three-branch rubber specimen
17.30-17.50	E. Toussaint & J.-B. Le Cam. Effect of thermal cycles on the kinematic field measurement at the crack tip of crystallizable natural rubber

Wednesday 21^st September 2011

Session 2A – Modelling and Simulation One

Time	Programme
09.40-10.00	R. Behnke, H. Dal & M. Kaliske. An extended tube model for thermo-viscoelasticity of rubberlike materials: theory and numerical implementation
10.00-10.20	H. Dal, M. Kaliske & C. Zopf. Theoretical and numerical modelling of unvulcanized rubber
10.20-10.40	L.B. Tunnicliffe, A.G. Thomas & J.J.C. Busfield. Energy losses at small strains in filled rubbers
10.40-11.10	*Coffee break*
11.10-11.30	C. Naumann & J. Ihlemann. Thermo-mechanical material behaviour within the concept of representative directions
11.30-11.50	G. Previati, M. Kaliske, M. Gobbi & G. Mastinu. Structural optimization of a rubber bushing for automotive suspension
11.50-12.10	M. Johlitz, J. Retka & A. Lion. Chemical ageing of elastomers: Experiments and modelling
12.10-12.30	M.W. Lewis & P. Rangaswamy. A stable hyperelastic model for foamed rubber

Session 2B – Damage Mechanisms in Elastomers

Time	Programme
09.40-10.00	K. Sakulkaew, A.G. Thomas & J.C. Busfield. A new approach to characterise the onset of tearing in rubber
10.00-10.20	V. Mehling, H. Baaser & T. Hans. Damage variables for the life-time prediction of rubber components
10.20-10.40	S. Kamaruddin, P-Y Le Gac, Y. Marco & A. Muhr. Formation of crust on natural rubber after ageing
10.40-11.10	*Coffee break*
11.10-11.30	V. Le Saux, Y. Marco, S. Calloch & P. Charrier. Contribution of accurate thermal measurements to the characterization of the thermo mechanical properties of rubber-like materials
11.30-11.50	R. Dargazany & M. Itskov. Nano to macro-scale modelling of damage in filled elastomers
11.50-12.10	E. Poshtan, R. Dargazany & M. Itskov. The influence of strain induced crystallizations on mechanical behavior of natural rubbers
12.10-12.30	B. Gabrielle, A. Vieyres, O. Sanseau, L. Vanel, P.A. Albouy, D. Long & P. Sotta. Tear rotation in reinforced natural rubber

Session 3A – Stress Softening and Related Phemonena

Time	Programme
13.40-14.20	Keynote Speaker 2 – Professor Manfred Klueppel: The role of glassy-like polymer bridges in rubber reinforcement
14.20-14.40	J. Diani, Y. Merckel & M. Brieu. Modelling Mullins and cyclic stress softening in filled rubbers
14.40-15.00	M. Freund, M. Rabkin & J. Ihlemann. Modelling of the Payne Effect using a 3-d generalization technique for the finite element method
15.00-15.20	D.S.A. De Focatis, D. Hull & A. Sanchez-Valencia. Electromechanical hysteresis in filled elastomers
15.20-15.50	*Coffee break*
15.50-16.10	P. Garnier, J.-B. Le Cam & M. Grediac. Effect of the strain amplitude and the temperature on the viscoelastic properties of rubbers under fatigue loading
16.10-16.30	Y. Merckel, M. Brieu, J. Diani & D. Berghezan. Effect of material and mechanical parameters on the stress-softening of carbon-black filled rubbers submitted to cyclic loadings
16.30-16.50	N. Murphy, J. Hanley & S. Jerrams. A method of real-time bi-axial strain control in fatigue testing of elastomers
16.50-17.10	G. Chagnon, G. Machado & D. Favier. From the experimental determination of stress-strain full fields during a bulge test thanks to 3D-DIC technique to the characterization of anisotropic Mullins Effect

Session 3B – Design and Applications

14.20-14.40	A. Andriyana, A.B. Chai, E. Verron, M.R. Johan & A.S.M.A. Haseeb. Coupling between diffusion of biodiesel and large deformation in rubber: Effect on the mechanical response under cyclic loading conditions
14.40-15.00	J. McIntyre, S. Jerrams, T. Steinke, A. Maslak, P. Wagner, M. Mowes, T. Alshuth & R. Schuster. Optimisation and characterisation of magnetorheological elastomers
15.00-15.20	L. Chen, S. Jerrams & N. Murphy. The effects of cyclic loading on dynamic properties of rubber exhibiting magnetic field dependency
15.20-15.50	Coffee break
15.50-16.10	J. Jaravel, S. Castagnet, J.C. Grandidier, G. Benoit & M. Gueguen. Characterization and numerical study of rubber under fast depressurization
16.10-16.30	T. Baumard, A.G. Thomas, W. Ding & J.C. Busfield. Fatigue peeling of rubber
16.30-16.50	V. Le Saux, Y. Marco, S. Calloch & P-Y Le Gac. Marine ageing of polychloroprene rubber: validation of accelerated protocols and static failure criteria by comparison to a 23 year old off shore export line
16.50 -17.10	P. Camarasa. Elastomer prediction method for space applications
17.10-17.30	J. Hallett. Effects of filler morphology and loading on tire inner liner permeability - A computational study

Thursday 22^nd September 2011

Session 4 – Fatigue and Time Dependent Behaviour

Time	Programme
09.00-09.40	Keynote Speaker 3 – Professor Paul Buckley: Unravelling the mysteries of cyclic deformation in thermoplastic elastomers
09.40-10.00	F. Abraham. Definition and use of an effective flaw size for the simulation of elastomer fatigue
10.00-10.20	J.G.R. Kingston & A.H. Muhr. Determination of effective flaw size for the fatigue life prediction
10.20-10.40	L. Vanel, L. Munoz, P. Sotta, D. Long, L. Guy & L. Odoni. Fatigue crack growth dynamics in filled natural rubber
10.40-11.10	*Coffee break*
11.10-11.30	Y. Marco, V. Le Saux, S. Calloch & P. Charrier. Heat build up and micro-tomography measurements used to describe the fatigue mechanisms and to evaluate the fatigue lifetime of elastomers
11.30-11.50	B. Huneau, S. Beurrot, E. Verron, P. Rublon, D. Thiaudiere, C. Mocuta & A. Zozulya. In-situ synchrotron X-ray diffraction study of strain-induced crystallization of natural rubber during fatigue tests
11.50-12.10	D. Juhre, M. Doniga-Crivat & J. Ihlemann. The influence of inelasticity on the lifetime of filled elastomers under multiaxial loading conditions
12.10-12.30	M. Boggio, C. Merano & M. Rink. Time dependence of fracture behaviour of carbon black filled natural rubber

Session 5 – Test Methods and Analytical Techniques

Time	Programme
13.40-14.00	A.B. Chai, A. Andriyana, E Verron, M.R. Johan & A.S.M.A. Haseeb. Development of an experimental device to investigate mechanical response of rubber under simultaneous diffusion and large strain compression
14.00-14.20	M. Stommel & J. Zimmerman. Determination of the behaviour of rubber components under hydrostatic pressure
14.20-14.40	D. Gorman, S. Jerrams, R. Ekins & N. Murphy. Creating a uniform magnetic field for the equi-biaxial physical testing of magnetorheological elastomers; electromagnet design, development and testing.
14.40-15.00	H. Baaser, G. Hohmann, C. Wrana & J. Kroll. Measurement and simulation of a jumping rubber ball
15.00-15.30	*Coffee break*
15.30-15.50	A.N. Gent & C. Nah. Swelling of stretched rubber and recovery when the stresses are removed
15.50-16.10	B. Marvalova, J. Kafka, J. Vlach & L. Heller. Experimental determination of mechanical properties of elastomeric composites reinforced by textiles made of SMA wires and numerical modelling of their behaviour
16.10-16.30	C.O. Horgan & J.G. Murphy. Simple shearing of soft biological tissues
16.30-18.30	Poster Session

Friday 23^rd September 2011

Session 6 – Modelling and Simulation Two

Date	Programme
09.00-09.40	Keynote Speaker 4 – Dr. Shigeyuki Toki: Srain induced Crystallization and Stress-strain Relations in Crystallizable Rubbers: Un-vulcanized, Vulcanized, Un-filled Systems by Synchrotron X-ray Studies
09.40-10.00	H. Wulf & J. Ihlemann. Simulation of self-organization processes in filled rubber considering thermal agitation
10.00-10.20	M. Mossain & P. Steinmann. On finite strain models for nano-filled glassy polymers
10.20-10.40	M. Kaliske, K. Ozenc & H. Dal. Aspects of crack propagation in small and finite strain continua
10.40-11.00	C. Briody, B. Duignan & S. Jerrams. Testing, modelling and validation of numerical model capable of predicting stress fields throughout polyurethane foam
11.00-11.30	*Coffee Break*
11.30-11.50	J.C. Petiteau, E. Verron, H. La Sourne, R. Othman, B. Auroire & J.F. Sigrist. Comparison of two different approaches to predict rubber response at different strain rates
11.50-12.10	L. Steinke, U. Weltin, M. Flamm, A. Lion & M. Celina. Numerical analysis of the heterogeneous ageing of rubber products
12.10-12.30	A. Matsuda & K. Nakahara. Proposal of an orthotropic hyperelastic model for fiber-reinforced rubber in the electric generator

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Poster Sessions – Wednesday 21^st September

K. Akutagawa, S. Hamatani & H. Kadowaki. Nanomechanics of rubber for fuel efficient tires

G. Aridon, T. Lindroos & J. Keinanen. Evaluation of magneto-rheological elastomers for spacecrafts

F. Caimmi, R. Calabro, C. Marano & M. Rink. Biaxial fracture testing of rubber compounds

P. Charrier, Y. Marco, V. Le Saux & R.K.P.S. On the influence of heat ageing on filled NR filled for automotive AVS applications

J. Ciambella, A. Paolone & S. Vidoli. Characterization and identification of the memory decay rates of carbon black-filled rubber

L. Chen & S. Jerrams. Designing a magnetorheological test system based on dynamic equi bi-axial bubble inflation

A. Favier. A new machine for accurate fatigue and crack growth analysis of rubber compounds

L. Gornet, G. Marckmann, R. Desmorat & P. Charrier. A new isotropic hyperelastic strain energy function in terms of invariants and its derivation in pseudo-elastic model for Mullins Effect: Application to finite element analysis

J.-B. Le Cam, & E Toussaint. The mechanism of fatigue crack growth in rubbers under severe loading: The effect of stress-induced crystallization

R.K. Luo, J. Mortel, D. Moore & J. Lake. Dynamic analysis and test investigation on anti vibration components

Y. Marco, V. Le Saux, G. Bles, S. Calloch & P. Charrier. Identification of local constitutive model from micro-indentation testing

I.A. Morozov, B. Lauke & G. Heinrich. Microstructural analysis of carbon black filled rubbers by atomic force microcopy and computer simulation techniques

T.A. N’guyen, S. Lejeunes, A. Boukamel & D. Eyheramendy. A thermo-chemo-mechanical coupled formulation application to filled rubber

I. Petrikova, B. Marvalova & P.T. Nhan. Influence of artificial ageing on mechanical properties of styrene-butadiene rubber

J. Praffcke & F. Abraham. Potentials of FEA-Simulation for elastomer stress softening in engineering practice

S.R. Rickaby & N.H. Scott. The Mullins Effect

J. Lopez-de-uralde, M. Salazar, A. Santamaria, A. Zubillaga, P.G. Bringas, T. Guraya, A. Okariz, E. Gomez & Z. Saghi. Three dimensional carbon black aggregrate reconstruction from two orthogonal TEM images

N. Promma, B. Raka, M. Grediac, E. Toussaint, J.-B. Le Cam, X. Balandraud F. Hild. Processing heterogeneous strain fields with the virtual fields method: A new route for the mechanical characterization of elastomeric materials

J. Spreckels, U. Weltin, M. Flamm, T. Steinweger & T. Bruger. Investigations regarding environmental effects on fatigue life of natural rubber

C.S. Woo, W.D. Kim & H.S. Park.. Finite element analysis and design of rubber specimen for mechanical test