Evaluation of waterproof performance on rubber joints for concrete pipes (2nd report, FEA on waterproof performance of rubber joints)

摘要

The finite-element analysis was performed, that follows the experiments reported in the first paper. The analysis model is composed of the test specimen of rubber and the two steel plates to compress the test specimen. The calculations such that the test specimen is compressed by two steel plates, were carried out using the variable values as Young's moduli of the rubber. Then Young's modulus of the rubber used in this study was identified by comparing the calculated results and the experimental ones.