Dorfmann, A.Pabst, O.Beha, R.2007-01-032022-02-032007-01-032022-02-03https://hdl.handle.net/11124/70550Compendium of papers.Held at: Colorado School of Mines, Arthur Lakes Library.Structural components made of rubber play an important role in engineering processes. In spite of the widespread and necessary use of rubber, in engineering, a general working knowledge of rubber properties and technology is rather uncommon. A typical application in ropeway engineering is the rubber-aluminum roller subjected to very high thermal and stress gradients during its service life. An attempt is made to describe chemical constitution and compounding of natural rubber as well as the mechanical properties of the elastomer. Material model characterization is summarized and hypereleastic models are reviewed. Important factors influencing energy conversion into heat are introduced and an attempt is made to analyze thermal pressure generated during oscillating loads. It is shown that the thermal load case is important in determining the stress distribution in the roller components and must be included during the design process.proceedings (reports)engIn Copyright (http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/).ropewaysoperationscomponentssheavesDesignText