A physics-augmented neural network framework for finite strain incompressible viscoelasticity

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Abstract

We propose a physics-augmented neural network (PANN) framework for finite strain incompressible viscoelasticity within the generalized standard materials theory. The formulation is based on the multiplicative decomposition of the deformation gradient and enforces unimodularity of the inelastic deformation part throughout the evolution. Invariant-based representations of the free energy and the dual dissipation potential by (partially) monotonic and fully input-convex neural networks ensure thermodynamic consistency, objectivity, and material symmetry by construction. The evolution of the internal variables during training is handled by solving the evolution equations using an implicit exponential time integrator. In addition, a trainable gate layer combined with ℓp regularization automatically identifies the required number of internal variables during training. The PANN is calibrated with synthetic and experimental data, showing excellent agreement for a wide range of deformation rates and different load paths. We also show that the proposed model achieves excellent interpolation as well as plausible and accurate extrapolation behaviors. In addition, we demonstrate consistency of the PANN with linear viscoelasticity by linearization of the full model.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Article number118892
Number of pages32
JournalComputer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Volume455
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2026
Peer-reviewedYes

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0003-3358-1545/work/208794783
unpaywall 10.1016/j.cma.2026.118892
Scopus 105035613713

Keywords

Keywords

  • Exponential mapping, Finite strain viscoelasticity, Generalized standard materials, Incompressibility, Physics-augmented neural networks, ℓ regularization