Nonlinear electroelasticity: material properties, continuum theory and applications

L Dorfmann, RW Ogden - Proceedings of the Royal …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In the last few years, it has been recognized that the large deformation capacity of
elastomeric materials that are sensitive to electric fields can be harnessed for use in …

A computationally efficient locking free numerical framework for modeling visco-hyperelastic dielectric elastomers

AK Sharma, MM Joglekar - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a finite element formulation for simulating the electromechanical
behavior of nonlinear visco-hyperelastic dielectric elastomers undergoing isochoric finite …

Modeling of dielectric viscoelastomers with application to electromechanical instabilities

S Wang, M Decker, DL Henann, SA Chester - Journal of the Mechanics and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soft dielectrics are electrically-insulating elastomeric materials, which are capable of large
deformation and electrical polarization, and are used as smart transducers for converting …

A complete thermo-electro-viscoelastic characterization of dielectric elastomers, Part II: Continuum modeling approach

M Mehnert, M Hossain, P Steinmann - … of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2021 - Elsevier
A comprehensive experimental study performed under a combination of thermo-electro-
mechanical loads applied to a widely used electro-active polymer, is presented in the Part I …

Modeling of electro–viscoelastic dielectric elastomer: A continuum mechanics approach

SK Behera, D Kumar, S Sarangi - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2021 - Elsevier
The present study deals with the rheological behavior modeling of a dielectric elastomeric
(DE) material class. The DE materials are commonly used to develop soft actuators and …

[图书][B] Mathematical modelling of continuum physics

A Morro, C Giorgi - 2023 - Springer
This book provides a unified treatment of continuum physics. A systematic approach to the
balance equations is elaborated for wide-ranging classes of materials (classical continua …

[HTML][HTML] A computational framework for large strain electromechanics of electro-visco-hyperelastic beams

N Firouzi, T Rabczuk, J Bonet, KK Żur - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, a new framework for large strain of electro-active viscoelastic polymeric beams
is developed. The kinematical quantities of beam are derived, and then the constitutive …

Continuum physics of materials with time-dependent properties: reviewing the case of polymer curing

M Hossain, P Steinmann - Advances in applied mechanics, 2015 - Elsevier
A temporal evolution of material parameters may appear in many fields; as a paradigm the
curing process of polymeric materials is here considered. Thereby, a systematic overview is …

A robust and computationally efficient finite element framework for coupled electromechanics

C Kadapa, M Hossain - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Electro-active polymers (EAPs) are increasingly becoming popular materials for actuators,
sensors, and energy harvesters. To simulate the complex behaviour of actuators under …

Instabilities of an electroelastic plate

L Dorfmann, RW Ogden - International Journal of Engineering Science, 2014 - Elsevier
In this paper the theory of nonlinear electroelasticity is used to examine diffuse modes of
instability for two problems involving a thin dielectric plate subject to large deformations. The …