On damage modelling for elastic and viscoelastic materials at large strain

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Abstract

Geometrical and different physical nonlinearities have to be taken into account in order to model elastomeric material. In the present contribution, a novel approach of rubber elasticity is introduced. The approach considers the topological constraints as well as the limited extensibility of network chains in filled rubber. Subsequently, a formulation of finite viscoelastic damage is derived. With this description at hand, softening effects as well as time and frequency dependency of the material can be characterized. The goal of the present paper is twofold. Firstly, the constitutive formulations are introduced. Moreover, computational aspects are stressed. The shown approaches are presented in a format ready for a finite element implementation.

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2133-2141
Number of pages9
JournalComputers and Structures
Volume79
Issue number22-25
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2001
Peer-reviewedYes

Keywords

Keywords

  • Damage mechanics, Finite element method, Rubber elasticity, Tube model, Viscoelasticity