Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) and Tun Abdul Razak Research Centre (TARRC) Short course on the Behaviour of Rubber Materials

The Rubber Materials Short Course will be held concurrently with Tire Technology Expo 2012 in Cologne, Germany on 13 and 14 February 2012 – commencing one day before the expo and main conference.

 

Course Rates

Pass type	Full rate
2-day Short course	€975
2 day Short course plus open pass to all Tire Technology conference sessions	€1555

 

The course:

The performance requirements for engineered rubber products such as tires have continuously increased over the last few decades and are set to continue to increase. The conflicting demands of weight reduction and reduced rolling resistance, coupled with increases in abrasion resistance and wet and dry friction performance, make the tire designer’s life difficult. All rubber components have to be designed and manufactured using robust engineering principles to ensure that they comply with the expected performance and lifetime requirements. This course is designed specifically to give a detailed overview of all the core concepts involved in the design of rubber products.

Course schedule :

MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2012

• Polymers, elastomers and rubbers – what are they?
• Thermodynamics of elastomers
• Physics of rubber elasticity
• Finite strain elasticity theory
• Inelastic behaviour

TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY 2012

• Strength and fatigue of elastomers
• Failure of elastomer products
• Design with rubber materials
• Vibration and shock control: isolation and damping
• Testing rubber materials and components