Periodic axial and shear deformation of polymers in the viscous-flow state

Results are given of an experimental investigation of the combined periodic axial and shear deformation of polymers in the viscous-flow state. Specimens in the form of right cylinders were disposed between two parallel plates to which the material adhered completely. The experimental data are compared with those obtained under simple shear. The results indicate that, with combined periodic axial and shear deformation, nonlinear shear deformations affect the axial viscoelastic properties and nonlinear axial deformations affect the shear properties of the material.Institute of Polymer Mechanics, Academy of Sciences of the Latvian SSR, Riga. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 5, pp. 880–885, September–October, 1972.     

Spatial contact problems for rough elastic bodies under elastoplastic deformations of the unevenness

On the basis of /1, 2/, a model is constructed for the contact between a rigid stamp and a rough body taking elastoplastic deformations of the unevenness into account. The contact model for rough bodies with elastic deformations of the unevenness is a special case. A classical approach utilizing boundary integral equations is applied in the mathematical formulation of the contact problem. Under quite general assumptions (for instance, the multiconnectedness of the contact domain desired), the uniqueness and existence of the solution are investigated. A method is developed to determine the contact pressure, the closure of the bodies, and also the contact area which consists of two parts in the general case, a zone of elastoplastic deformation of the unevenness and a zone of their elastic deformation. The efficiency of the method is shown in examples of new contact problems. The solution is represented in a convenient form for analysing the influence of the roughness. This is of considerable value for material testing by a contact method. A fairly complete survey of research on contact problems for rough bodies can be found in /1–4/.     

Constitutive Modelling of Resins in the Compliance Domain

A rheological HWKK/H model for resins is developed taking into consideration the up-to-date analyses of experimental results. Constitutive compliance equations of linear are formulated for this model in the shear/bulk form, which describes, among other things, the first-rank reversible isothermal creep. The shear (distorsional) deformations are simulated with three independent stress history functions of fractional and normal exponential types. The volume deformations are simulated as perfectly elastic. The model is described by two elastic and six viscoelastic constants, namely three long-term creep coefficients and three retardation times.The constitutive compliance equations of viscoealsticity for resins are also formulated in the coupled form. Formulae for converting the constants of shear/bulk (uncoupled) viscoelasticity into the constants of coupled viscoelasticity are given too.An algorithm for identifying the material constants, based on the creep of uniaxially tensioned bar samples, is formulated in a way that gives unique results. The material constants are fiund for Epidian 53 epoxy and Polimal 109 polyester resins. The creep processes, simulated based on the experimental data, are presented graphically for both the resins examined.     

Quasistatic anti-plane motion in the simplest theory of nonlinear viscoelasticity

We consider a very simple model in the framework of differential viscoelastic materials which are isotropic and incompressible. In this model the Cauchy stress tensor is split in an elastic part and a dissipative part. The elastic part is derived from a strain-energy density function only of the first invariant of the Cauchy–Green strain tensor. The dissipative part is like the Navier–Stokes equations: linear in the stretching tensor with a constant viscosity parameter. For this model we provide some time and spatial estimates in the quasistatic approximations for the equations governing anti-plane shear motions. Several explicit examples for specific form of the strain energy are produced. Our results impose analytical restrictions on the mathematical properties of the strain energy to ensure a physical behavior in the creep and recovery experiments. Moreover, we show polynomial decay for the spatial behavior in the class of stress-hardening (or strain-stiffening) materials. For stress-softening materials a Phragmen–Lindelof alternative is proved.     

Partial three dimensional deformations for the perfectly elastic Mooney material

Summary The governing equations for finite elastic deformations are highly nonlinear and there is still only a limited number of known exact solutions. In general for large elastic fully three dimensional deformations of the isotropic incompressible perfectly elastic neo-Hookean and Mooney materials, a non-trivial deformation for say the neo-Hookean strain-energy function, is frequently not well-defined for the general Mooney strain-energy function because the additional coupling imposes extra constraints on the deformation which are generally inconsistent with one another. Here we note two fully three dimensional deformations for which this is not the case. In both cases the resulting coupled systems of ordinary differential equations need to be integrated numerically but the deformations are nevertheless well-defined for the general Mooney material. The first deformation is simply noted because the details are given elsewhere. For the second deformation, the coupled system is derived and some new simple special solutions are given. Such deformations are important and noteworthy because of the scarcity of exact solutions in finite elasticity.     

The small anisotropy formulation of elastic deformation

The specific internal energy defines the constitutive relation (stress-strain function) in elastic deformations. We introduce a form for the specific internal energy that expresses the idea of small anisotropy. In this formulation, only one parameter is needed to specify the anisotropic part of the deformation.Supported in part by AFOSR-88-0025.     

弹性动脉血管中血液流动特性的模拟和分析

研究了两个不同的非牛顿血液流动模型:低粘性剪切简单幂律模型和低粘性剪切及粘弹性振荡流的广义Maxwell模型．同时利用这两个非牛顿模型和牛顿模型,研究了磁场中刚性和弹性直血管中血液的正弦型脉动．在生理学条件下,大动脉中血液的弹性对其流动性态似乎并不产生影响,单纯低粘性剪切模型可以逼真地模拟这种血液流动．利用高剪切幂律模型模拟弹性血管中的正弦型脉动流,发现在同一压力梯度下,与牛顿流体相比较,幂律流体的平均流率和流率变化幅度都更小．控制方程用Crank-Niclson方法求解．弹性动脉中血液受磁场作用是产生此结果的直观原因．在主动脉生物流的模拟中,与牛顿流体模型比较,发现在匹配流率曲线上,幂律模型的平均壁面剪切应力增大,峰值壁面剪切应力减小．讨论了弹性血管横切磁场时的血液流动,评估了血管形状和表面不规则等因素的影响．     

Equilibrium shear of rubber specimens in practical testing

The stress and strain distribution in rectangular rubber specimens in equilibrium shear has been analyzed with allowance for the effect of the inhomogeneity of large nonlinear deformations. The results obtained satisfy the basic equations of the nonlinear theory of elasticity as well as the experimental data on the displacements of the points of a rectangular grid inscribed on the surface of the specimens before deformation.Mekhanika Polimerov, Vol. 3, No. 6, pp. 1024–1029, 1967     

Contact formulation of non-linear problems in the mechanics of shells with their end sections connected by a plane curvilinear rod

Starting from the consistent version of the geometrically non-linear equations of the theory of elasticity for small deformations and arbitrary displacements, a Timoshenko-type model that takes account of shear and compression deformations and also an extended variational Lagrange principle, an improved geometrically non-linear theory of static deformation is constructed for reinforced thin-walled structures with shell elements, the end sections of which are connected by a rod. It is based on the introduction into the treatment of contact forces and torques as unknowns on the lines joining the shells to the rods and it enables all classical and non-classical forms of loss of stability in structures of the class considered to be investigated. An analytical solution of the problem of the stability of a rectangular plate, that is under compression in one direction, supported by a hinge along two opposite edges and joined by a hinge with an elastic rod on one of the other two edges, is found using a simplified version of the linearized equations.     

Nonlinear buckling and postbuckling of a shear-deformable anisotropic laminated cylindrical panel under axial compression

The nonlinear buckling and postbuckling of a shear-deformable anisotropic laminated cylindrical panel of finite length is investigated based on a boundary-layer theory for buckling. The layers of the panel are assumed to be linearly elastic. The governing equations are based on Reddy’s higher-order shear deformation theory of shells and include the von Karman-type kinematic nonlinearity and extension/twist, extension/flexure, and flexure/twist couplings. The nonlinear prebuckling deformations and the initial geometric imperfections of the panel are both taken into account. The postbuckling behavior of the panel under axial compression is analyzed. A singular perturbation technique is employed to determine its buckling loads and postbuckling equilibrium paths. The numerical illustrations concern the postbuckling behavior of perfect and imperfect moderately thick anisotropic laminated cylindrical panels with different geometric parameters and stacking sequences. The new finding reveals that there arises a compressive stress along with an associate shear stress and twisting when a moderately thick anisotropic laminated cylindrical panel is subjected to axial compression.     

Analysis of elastomeric composites based on fiber-reinforced systems. 2. Unidirectional composites

The elastic properties of unidirectionally reinforced composite materials under large deformations are studied. The applied model for deformation of materials is based on the structural macroscopic theory of stiff and soft composites, including micro- and macromechanical levels of analysis of composite media. The properties of unidirectional elastomeric composites are studied in tension and shear in the plane of reinforcement. The microscopic fields in the structural components of composites having poorly compressible and compressible matrices are also analyzed. Changes in the parameters of macroscopic deformation of the composites are examined as functions of the loading parameters and initial conditions of the structure. The evolution of the structural changes in deformed composite materials is described.State Metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. Translated from Mekhanika Kompozitnykh Materialov, Vol. 35, No. 1, pp. 29–50, January–February, 1999.     

A method of integral equations in nonlinear boundary-value problems for flat shells of the Timoshenko type with free edges

We prove the existence theorem for solutions of geometrically nonlinear boundary-value problems for elastic shallow isotropic homogeneous shells with free edges under shear model of S. P. Timoshenko. Research method consists in the reduction of the original system of equilibrium equations to a single nonlinear equation for the components of transverse shear deformations. The basis of this method are integral representations for the generalized displacements, containing an arbitrary holomorphic functions, which are determined by the boundary conditions involving the theory of one-dimensional singular integral equations.     

Soft elastic shells undergoing large deformations

Soft shells made of elastomers and undergoing large deformations under load are studied. The inverse design problem, non-linear under large deformations, is solved. The results obtained are illustrated on a two-parameter shell of revolution fabricated from a two-constant material. The problems of coupling the biaxial and uniaxial zones of the shell and of designing the composite shell are clarified. Amongst the papers dealing with the theory of soft shells and, generally, under small deformations, /1–7/ merit attention.     

Experimental Investigations on Polymeric Foams

The knowledge of the material behaviour of polymeric foams and their experimental investigation is the starting point for the structure of the chosen constitutive equations and for the following identification of the material constants therein. Especially for the parameter identification, it is necessary to make an adequate set of experimental data available. In this regard, it is important that the experiments make the different kinds of material behaviour visible like elastic, plastic or viscous material properties. For this reason, the foam is observed under uniaxial tension and compression and under simple shear tests combined with different deformation states in axial direction. Unfortunately, due to different reasons, e.g., the foam must be sticked on the fastener to realize the tests mentioned above, it is very difficult to initialize a homogenous deformation state in the specimen. Therefore, the experiments are recorded with a standard digital camcorder to get local information of the deformation state by tracking single points with algorithms of the digital image processing. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Deformation of composites with arbitrarily oriented orthotropic fibers under matrix microdamages

In the present work, a model of nonlinear deformation of stochastic composites under microdamaging is developed for the case of a composite with orthotropic inclusions, when microdefects are accumulated in the matrix. The composite is treated as an isotropic matrix strengthened by triaxial arbitrarily oriented ellipsoidal inclusions with orthotropic symmetry of the elastic properties. It is assumed that the process of loading leads to accumulation of damage in the matrix. Fractured microvolumes are modeled by a system of randomly distributed quasispherical pores. The porosity balance equation and relations for determining the effective elastic modules in the case of orthotropic components are taken as basic relations. The fracture criterion is specified as the limiting value of the intensity of average shear stresses acting in the intact part of the material. On the basis of the analytic and numerical approach, we propose an algorithm for the determination of nonlinear deformation properties of the investigated material. The nonlinearity of composite deformations is caused by the finiteness of deformations. By using the numerical solution, the nonlinear stress–strain diagrams are predicted and discussed for an orthotropic composite material for various cases of orientation of inclusions in the matrix.     

Large deformations of bodies of revolution made of elastic homogeneous and fiber-reinforced materials 1. Torsion of toroidal bodies

Equations of a mathematical model for bodies of revolution made of elastic homogeneous and fiber-reinforced materials and subjected to large deformations are presented. The volume content of reinforcing fibers is assumed low, and their interaction through the matrix is neglected. The axial lines of the fibers can lie both on surfaces of revolution whose symmetry axes coincide with the axis of the body of revolution and along trajectories directed outside the surfaces. The equations are obtained for the macroscopically axisymmetric problem statement where the parameters of macroscopic deformation of the body vary in its meridional planes, but are constant in the circumferential directions orthogonal to them. The equations also describe the torsion of bodies of revolution and their deformation behavior under the action of inertia forces in rotation around the symmetry axis. The results of a numerical investigation into the large deformations of toroidal bodies made of elastic homogeneous and unidirectionally reinforced materials under torsion caused by a relative rotation of their butt-end sections around the symmetry axis are presented.     

Shear stress distribution in glued joints between soft high-molecular materials

Photoelastic stress analysis is used to investigate the shear stress distribution in glued joints between soft high-molecular materials (rubbers) at finite deformations on the elastic range. The theoretic and experimental results are compared.Kaunas Polytechnic Institute. Translated from Mekhanika Polimerov, No. 2, pp. 353–355, March–April, 1971.     

Large deformations of thermorheologically simple bodies

The relation between the true stresses and true strains associated with the simple finite deformation of a viscoelastic body is modified for the case in which the properties of the material depend on temperature and the body is located in an inhomogeneous nonstationary temperature field. This modification is based on the time-temperature equivalence principle. The validity of this principle for the case in question is confirmed by the experimental data of Andrews, Hofman-Bang, and Tobolsky on the true stress relaxation at large deformations of a polyisobutylene specimen. The modified relations are used to solve the problem of the large deformations of a heated cylinder, made of a viscoelastic material whose properties depend on temperature, under the action of internal and external pressures that are functions of time. The case of polyisobutylene is analyzed as an example of a specific viscoelastic material. The analogous problem in the presence of a reinforcing cylindrical shell is also considered. In the latter problem the solution of the solving nonlinear integrodifferential equation is unique and is obtained in the form of an infinite convergent series.Mekhanika Polimerov, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 436–447, 1967     

A model of weak viscoelastic nematodynamics

The paper develops a continuum theory of weak viscoelastic nematodynamics of Maxwell type. It can describe the molecular elasticity effects in mono-domain flows of liquid crystalline polymers as well as the viscoelastic effects in suspensions of uniaxially symmetric particles in polymer fluids. Along with viscoelastic and nematic kinematics, the theory employs a general form of weakly elastic thermodynamic potential and the Leslie–Ericksen–Parodi type constitutive equations for viscous nematic liquids, while ignoring inertia effects and the Frank (orientation) elasticity in liquid crystal polymers. In general case, even the simplest Maxwell model has many basic parameters. Nevertheless, recently discovered algebraic properties of nematic operations reveal a general structure of the theory and present it in a simple form. It is shown that the evolution equation for director is also viscoelastic. An example of magnetization exemplifies the action of non-symmetric stresses. When the magnetic field is absent, the theory is reduced to the symmetric, fluid mechanical case with relaxation properties for both the stress and director. Our recent analyses of elastic and viscous soft deformation modes are also extended to the viscoelastic case. The occurrence of possible soft modes minimizes both the free energy and dissipation, and also significantly decreases the number of material parameters. In symmetric linear case, the theory is explicitly presented in terms of anisotropic linear memory functionals. Several analytical results demonstrate a rich behavior predicted by the developed model for steady and unsteady flows in simple shearing and simple elongation.     

Elastoplastic torsion of a cylindrical rod for finite deformations

A solution of the problem of the torsion of a cylindrical rod was obtained in /1/ for a general, isotropic, incompressible elastic material. The present paper gives an analytical solution of the elastoplastic torsion problem for finite deformations, written in terms of quadratures of elliptic functions. The non-linear kinematics of elastoplastic deformation is introduced into the defining equations with the help of a multiplicative decomposition of the deformation gradient into elastic and plastic components /2, 3/. The elastic deformation and rate of plastic deformation are related to the state of stress of the body, in accordance with the defining Mooney-Rivlin equations /4/ and the law of flow for finite deformations associated with the Tresca yield condition /5/. A non-linear first-order partial differential equation and the initial data at the elastoplastic boundary are obtained in order to determine the angle of rotation within the plastic zone of the basis formed from the eigenvectors of the stress tensor, relative to the radial direction. The integration of the resulting equation is reduced to determining the general integral of the Ricatti equation with right-hand side determined from the angular velocity of flow of the material within the plastic zone. It is shown that neglecting the finiteness of the deformation leads to too high an estimate of the rigidity of the rod.