Determination and Prediction of Time-Varying Parameters of Mooney–Rivlin Model of Rubber Material Used in Natural Rubber Bearing under Alternating of Aging and Seawater Erosion

In this paper, we examined the parameters of the Mooney–Rivlin model based on the effects of alternative aging and sea corrosion tests for natural rubber bearings and rubber materials in seawater. The model parameters for rubber material used in natural rubber bearings were determined using the least-squares method. Meanwhile, the time-varying law formula of the Mooney–Rivlin model parameters of rubber were fitted, and the fitting and calculated values were compared. Both fitting values and calculated values coincide with each other well. Then, the rubber material parameters were predicted based on the calculated results and combined with nonlinear auto-regressive (NAR). The predicted values were compared with both the fitting and calculated values. The average deviations between predicted and fitting values for C(10) and C(01) were 2.6% and 5.1%, respectively, and average deviations between predicted and calculated values for C(10) and C(01) were 5.2% and 4.1%. Compared results show that the predicted values are in good agreement with both the fitting and calculated values; meanwhile, the proposed time-varying law formula of the Mooney–Rivlin model parameters of rubber material have been well verified.