ABSTRACT
This paper deals with the material characterization of a Transparent Structural Silicone Adhesive (TSSA) regarding conventional and unconventional mechanical test set-ups. Hereby, conventional experimental test set-ups are represented by uniaxial tensile tests, whereas unconventional tests are equate with thin layered shear tests, pancake tests and macro-indentation tests. Using the Finite Element Model Updating method (FEMU) coupled with optimization algorithms, hyperelastic material parameters are compared with classically obtained ones, which are calculated by a simultaneous multi-experiment-data-fit using non-linear least squares optimization. Furthermore, damage processes during loading, that could be observed in the transparent material will be presented. These effects are potentially related to cavitation and crazing phenomena.
