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Tension relaxation of composite flat belt drive materials under simulated drive conditions
Author(s) -
PALMER R. S. J.,
JARVIS J. L.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
strain
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1475-1305
pISSN - 0039-2103
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-1305.1978.tb00259.x
Subject(s) - tension (geology) , relaxation (psychology) , composite number , materials science , structural engineering , mechanics , composite material , engineering , physics , compression (physics) , psychology , social psychology
Tension relaxation tests are made on composite flat belt drive materials under simulated drive conditions. A non‐linear equation is obtained relating belt tension at time t to the initial tension at time t=0. The parameters in the equation are evaluated using a non‐linear estimation computer program. Differentiation of the equation enables the time to be predicted when the rate of change of relaxation of the material becomes insignificant.