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D. L. Bykov and D. N. Konovalov, "Endochronic model of mechanical behavior of ageing viscoelastic materials at finite strains," Mech. Solids. 41 (6), 110-120 (2006)
Year 2006 Volume 41 Number 6 Pages 110-120
Title Endochronic model of mechanical behavior of ageing viscoelastic materials at finite strains
Author(s) D. L. Bykov (Korolev)
D. N. Konovalov (Korolev)
Abstract We consider a generalization of the nonlinear endochronic theory of ageing viscoelastic materials [1] to the case of finite strains. Our generalization preserves the main advantages of the model proposed earlier in [1]. Namely, it has a unique apparatus for describing the influence of the basic physical-mechanical factors (such as temperature, humidity, chemical ageing, strain and stress level, sign of the average stress, sign of the strain and loading rate, etc.) and provides a possibility of performing a structure-energy analysis of the stress-strain state [2-4].

The model is described by a system of relations of incremental type. These relations are derived in the following three stages. At the first stage, it is assumed that the principal directions of the true stress tensor are "frozen" in the material of the particle and three scalar constraints of hereditary type between the principal true stresses and logarithmic strains are stated. The form of these relations is similar to the form of relations in the endochronic theory [1]. At the second stage, the scalar relations of incremental type are derived on the basis of the assumption that the logarithmic strain rates, as well as the rates of variation of the reduced times, are constant on the interval [t,tt]. At the third stage, the incremental relations are stated in tensor form and generalized to the case of an arbitrary history of material particle deformation.

We consider an algorithm for numerically solving 3D initial boundary-value problems for the proposed system of incremental constitutive relations. The algorithm is based on a FEM discretization of the weak form of the equilibrium equations referred to the body configuration at the beginning of the current time step. The dependence of the material ageing functions and the functions of the rates of reduced times on state parameters (strain invariants, stresses, specific scattered energy, etc.) is taken into account in the framework of the explicit scheme.

We solve the problem of constrained compression of a rubber shock-absorber using the above algorithm. The material constants of the model were identified according to the results of experiments on uniaxial relaxation of compressive stresses. We note that for small values of the edge radius of the rim through which the compressive force is applied to the rubber disk, there is a sharp decrease in the convergence rate of the Newton method used to solve the system of nonlinear equations for the increments of the nodal displacements. We propose an extrapolation (in the value of the edge radius) computation procedure. Comparison with the results of experiments on constrained compression of a shock-absorber shows a satisfactory correspondence between the numerical and experimental results.
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2.  D. L. Bykov, "Use of the structural components of the specific work of internal forces to describe the resistance of viscoelastic materials," Izv. RAN. MTT [Mechanics of Solids], No. 3, pp. 99-111, 2003.
3.  V. E. Apet'yan and D. L. Bykov, "Structure-energy analysis of uniaxial stress-strain state under compression and unloading of viscoelastic materials," Izv. RAN. MTT [Mechanics of Solids], No. 6, pp. 63-76, 2005.
4.  D. L. Bykov, "Method of structure-energy analysis of stress-strain state of viscoelastic materials," Vestnik MGU, Ser. 1, Mathematics, Mechanics, No. 1, pp. 59-62, 2006.
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9.  D. L. Bykov and D. N. Konovalov, "Determining material functions in the nonlinear theory of thermoviscosity with the use of its hierarchic structure," Izv. RAN. MTT [Mechanics of Solids], No. 5, pp. 189-205, 1999.
10.  D. L. Bykov and D. N. Konovalov, "Computational estimate of the influence of damaged fuels on the strength of the rocket engine charges made of these fuels," Raketostroenie i Kosmonavtika, No. 16, pp. 82-91, 1999.
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Received 02 June 2006
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