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Treloar's Biaxial Tests and Kearsley's Bifurcation in Rubber Sheets

R. C. Batra

Department of Engineering Science and Mehanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0291, USA

Ingo Mueller

Technical University Berlin, Limburger Strasse 20, D-1000 Berlin, Germany

Peter Strehlow

Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt Berlin, Germany

We review Treloar's biaxial experiments and Kearsley's calculated instability in a square rubber sheet. Treloar's rubber is recognized as a Mooney-Rivlin material. It turns out that Treloar's test could not have anticipated Kearsley's stability analysis, since his loads were far below the critical load of bifurcation. We repeat Treloar's experiment but with much higher loads and confirm Kearsley's prediction.

Key Words: rubber elasticity • bifurcation • symmetry breaking

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids, Vol. 10, No. 6, 705-713 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/1081286505043032
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