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Useful businesses and organizations which can aid you in rubber analysis are: |
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The primary organization devoted to
the science and technology of manufacturing and forming rubber products
is the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society. They can be
reached at www.rubber.org |
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A more specialized group of rubber
part manufacturers associated with oil drilling and production is the
Energy Rubber Group, www.energyrubbergroup.com |
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Most rubber testing standards are
available from the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), www.astm.org |
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Aids to mechanical design work can
be found through the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), www.asme.org |
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The best single source for technical
references on elastomer analysis is the University of Akron’s Science
and Technology library. The librarian is Christopher Laursen who can
be e-mailed at laursen@uakron.edu. |
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The author has experience with three
finite element softwares which handle elastomers as well. HKS
which makes ABAQUS at www.abaqus.com,
Swanson Analysis Systems which produces ANSYS at www.ansys.com,and
MSC who maintains MARC at www.marc.com. |
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