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contact width of Silicone and Gum rubber

Thread starter elangocad
Start date Jul 18, 2007

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Jul 18, 2007

elangocad

Mechanical

I have been working with soft materials like gum rubber and silicone. When loads are applied over them, they give the same contact width for a set of loads and after some point of load, it is increased, but continues to be the same for another set of loads. Can anyone justify why it is so.