Analyzing Friction in the Design of Rubber Products and Their Paired Surfaces

by Robert Horigan Smith

Overview

Taking a mechanistic approach that emphasizes the physical behavior of rubber as it slides, Analyzing Friction in the Design of Rubber Products and Their Paired Surfaces integrates the engineering and scientific evidence demonstrating that the laws of metallic friction do not apply to rubber. The book also presents a newly developed, scienti

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040202524
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	03/24/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	424
File size:	10 MB

Table of Contents

Introduction. Metallic Coefficient of Friction. Rubber Friction Mechanisms. Metallic Coefficient-of-Friction Equation Does Not Apply to Rubber. A Unified Theory of Rubber Friction. The Rubber Adhesion-Transition Phenomenon. Microhysteretic Friction in Dry Rubber Products. Microhysteresis in Wet Rubber Products. Rubber Microhysteresis in Static Friction Testing. Bias in Portable Walking-Surface Slip-Resistance Testers. Nonscientific Application of the Laws of Metallic Friction to Rubber Tires Operated on Pavements. Friction Analysis in the Design of Rubber Tires and Their Contacted Pavements. Nonscientific Application of the Laws of Metallic Friction to Footwear Outsole Walking-Surface Pairings. Slip-Resistance Analysis in the Design of Footwear Outsoles and Their Paired Walking Surfaces. Index.