Flexible membrane structures for wave energy harvesting: A review of the developments, materials and computational modelling approaches
In the last decade, there has been a growing trend towards flexible body wave energy
converters (WECs) enabled by rubber-like elastomeric composite membrane structures that …
converters (WECs) enabled by rubber-like elastomeric composite membrane structures that …
On the performance of isotropic hyperelastic constitutive models for rubber-like materials: a state of the art review
Besides the well-known landmark models for the hyperelastic response of rubberlike
materials, many new hyperelastic constitutive models have emerged over the last decade …
materials, many new hyperelastic constitutive models have emerged over the last decade …
[HTML][HTML] A new family of Constitutive Artificial Neural Networks towards automated model discovery
For more than 100 years, chemical, physical, and material scientists have proposed
competing constitutive models to best characterize the behavior of natural and man-made …
competing constitutive models to best characterize the behavior of natural and man-made …
[HTML][HTML] Constitutive artificial neural networks: A fast and general approach to predictive data-driven constitutive modeling by deep learning
In this paper we introduce constitutive artificial neural networks (CANNs), a novel machine
learning architecture for data-driven modeling of the mechanical constitutive behavior of …
learning architecture for data-driven modeling of the mechanical constitutive behavior of …
A review of dielectric elastomer generator systems
Dielectric elastomer generator systems (DEGSs) are a class of electrostatic soft‐transducers
capable of converting oscillating mechanical power from different sources into usable …
capable of converting oscillating mechanical power from different sources into usable …
How to characterize a nonlinear elastic material? A review on nonlinear constitutive parameters in isotropic finite elasticity
The mechanical response of a homogeneous isotropic linearly elastic material can be fully
characterized by two physical constants, the Young's modulus and the Poisson's ratio, which …
characterized by two physical constants, the Young's modulus and the Poisson's ratio, which …
A review on material models for isotropic hyperelasticity
Dozens of hyperelastic models have been formulated and have been extremely handy in
understanding the complex mechanical behavior of materials that exhibit hyperelastic …
understanding the complex mechanical behavior of materials that exhibit hyperelastic …
On automated model discovery and a universal material subroutine for hyperelastic materials
Constitutive modeling is the cornerstone of computational and structural mechanics. In a
finite element analysis, the constitutive model is encoded in the material subroutine, a …
finite element analysis, the constitutive model is encoded in the material subroutine, a …
[HTML][HTML] Biaxial experimental characterizations of soft polymers: A review
Soft polymeric materials such as elastomers and hydrogels have played a significant role in
recent interdisciplinary research. They are subjected to large stretch and high cyclic loading …
recent interdisciplinary research. They are subjected to large stretch and high cyclic loading …
[HTML][HTML] A comparative study of 85 hyperelastic constitutive models for both unfilled rubber and highly filled rubber nanocomposite material
Nonlinear finite element analysis is widely used for structural optimization of the design and
the reliability analysis of complex elastomeric components. However, high-precision …
the reliability analysis of complex elastomeric components. However, high-precision …