Modeling of Mullins Effect on Laminated Rubber-Metal Spring

Abstract

This paper presents the Mullins effect on the laminated rubber-metal spring analytically modeled using lumped parameter system. The general form of the equation is developed to represent the multi-degree-of-freedom system for layer of embedded metal plates. The Mullins effect can be observed when a compression load is applied to the spring. It is shown that by increasing the embedded metal plate, the Mullins effect inside the rubber is reduced due to the improved stiffness in vertical direction.