Stability of circular-section bonded rubber blocks subjected to compression and bending

Abstract: Rubber blocks of circular cross-section whose ends are bonded to rigid plates are studied under compression between either flat parallel surfaces or central parallel knife-edges. Implicit expressions are derived exactly in each case for the critical values of the loads at which the blocks begin to bend, based upon the classical theory of elasticity. Convenient very good approximate explicit representations are additionally deduced for these first critical loads. Some typical representative numerical data are compared and presented graphically in both situations