Rubber durability isn’t just a detail — it’s the difference between success and failure — especially in the rail industry. That’s why Endurica’s Winning on... Continue reading
Rubber durability isn’t just a detail — it’s the difference between success and failure — especially in the rail industry. That’s why Endurica’s Winning on... Continue reading
pglaza 
It was May of 2023, and Will Mars had just given a presentation on “Virtual Qualification of the Durability Performance of an Elastomeric Mount with... Continue reading
Tom Ebbott, Ph.D. 
All materials are temperature dependent, but some more than others: metals tend to be crystalline solids and will melt at sufficiently high temperatures; in contrast,... Continue reading
William Mars, Ph.D., P.E. 
Wow – this year has really been one of many firsts for Endurica. We had our first ever Community Conference in April, we started our... Continue reading
Tom Ebbott, Ph.D. 
The load cases to be considered in fatigue analysis can be very lengthy and can involve multiple load axes. Often, load cases are much longer... Continue reading
William Mars, Ph.D., P.E. 
Rubber and metal are very different materials that exhibit very different behaviors. Consider the effect of mean strain or stress on the fatigue performance of... Continue reading
William Mars, Ph.D., P.E. 
I get this question a lot: how well can the Endurica software predict fatigue life? Is it as good as a metal fatigue code, where... Continue reading
William Mars, Ph.D., P.E. 
“We have always done it this way.” No longer simply a hated phrase, this statement is a warning of impending disaster. Entropy – the disorder... Continue reading
pglaza 
There were several papers on fatigue life prediction for elastomers at SAE WCX 2022, but the highlight for us was this one from Automotive... Continue reading
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