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Structural analysis of conveyor belts. II. Finite element approach
Author(s) -
Parvini M.,
Harandi J. N.,
Kavousian A.,
Soufian M.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.1992.070460504
Subject(s) - finite element method , natural rubber , nonlinear system , structural engineering , shear (geology) , conveyor belt , materials science , property (philosophy) , stress (linguistics) , composite material , mechanical engineering , engineering , physics , philosophy , linguistics , quantum mechanics , epistemology
The use of finite element analysis (FEA) in the design of a conveyor belt reduces the number of assumptions required in other methods. Although the problem is nonlinear (because of material property and geometry), a linear analysis produces comparable results. For handling the problem of large displacements, a prestrain method based upon a temperature gradient was used. The thickness of rubber interplies corresponding to minimum shear stress were determined for a number of three‐ply belts. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.