About numerical estimation of the effective mechanical properties of rubber-cord composites

A method and an algorithm of numerical estimation of effective mechanical properties of rubber-cord composites are described in the article. The effective properties are found in form of Hooke law for anisotropic materials. The effective characteristics of rubber-cord are computed by means of a program module based on the given algorithm. The effective characteristics of rubber-cord as a function of the elastic properties of the cord and rubber and as a function of a distance between fibers in the cord are examined.