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| Detailed information |
| Original study plan |
Master's programme Polymer Engineering and Science (PES) 2025W |
| Learning Outcomes |
Competences |
| Students are able to differentiate technical elastomers from all other soft materials and, based on hyperelastic material models (entropy elasticity), independently apply the general design guidelines for elastomeric components and applications. Based on this, students can analyze technical problems and evaluate the results.
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| Skills |
Knowledge |
| Specifically, they are able to:
Identify key structure-property relationships of technical elastomers and derive the hyperelastic material model parameters [k1, k4].
Explain and apply viscoelasticity in relation to entropy elasticity (rubber elasticity) [k1, k3].
Evaluate elastomeric components according to the general design guidelines [k5].
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The Chapters “Rubber, Elastomer and Compound” and “Design of components” are from Gent, Alan N. (Engineering with rubber: how to design rubber components. Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH Co KG, 2012). The “Elasticity” description is mainly based on Buckley’s contribution on “Experimental Methods for Rubberlike Solids” within “Mechanics and thermomechanics of rubberlike solids” (Springer, 2004) edited by Saccomandi and Ogden. The constitutive models are extended based on Charlton, Yang, and Teh ("A review of methods to characterize rubber elastic behavior for use in finite element analysis." Rubber chemistry and technol-ogy 67.3 (1994): 481-503). “Dynamic Thermomechanical Analysis” chapter is a summary of a literature review including some experimental data of the lecturer.
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| Criteria for evaluation |
Written exam
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| Methods |
The course content is acquired either through lectures or self-study. Additionally, in practical sessions [group work], the acquired knowledge is combined with skills and transformed into solution-oriented competencies.
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| Language |
English |
| Study material |
Lecture Note
The Chapters “Rubber, Elastomer and Compound” and “Design of components” are from Gent, Alan N. (Engineering with rubber: how to design rubber components. Carl Hanser Verlag GmbH Co KG, 2012). The “Elasticity” description is mainly based on Buckley’s contribution on “Experimental Methods for Rubberlike Solids” within “Mechanics and thermome-chanics of rubberlike solids” (Springer, 2004) edited by Saccomandi and Ogden. The constitutive models are extended based on Charlton, Yang, and Teh ("A review of methods to characterize rubber elastic behavior for use in finite element analysis." Rubber chemistry and technology 67.3 (1994): 481-503). “Dynamic Thermomechanical Analysis” chapter is a summary of a literature review including some experimental data of the lecturer.
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| Changing subject? |
No |
| Further information |
- Acquisition of basic knowledge of technical elastomers
- Understanding hyperelastic material models
- Knowledge of the general design and dimensioning principles for technical elastomers
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| Corresponding lecture |
700PPENESMK11: KV Engineering with Soft Materials (3 ECTS)
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