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D. L. Bykov and D. N. Konovalov, "Nonlinear endochronous theory of aging viscoelastic materials," Mech. Solids. 37 (4), 52-62 (2002)
Year 2002 Volume 37 Number 4 Pages 52-62
Title Nonlinear endochronous theory of aging viscoelastic materials
Author(s) D. L. Bykov (Korolev)
D. N. Konovalov (Korolev)
Abstract We consider a generalization of the nonlinear theory of viscoelasticity to allow for the aging processes of both mechanical and non-mechanical nature. A distinguishing feature of this theory, as compared with other nonlinear versions of the theory of viscoelasticity, is that it utilizes Maxwell's mechanical model with characteristics depending on the parameters accounting for various processes of loading, unloading, deformation, and cumulative damage of materials. Utilizing a large number of such elementary models allows one to approximate the relaxation kernels by the sum of exponential functions with any degree of accuracy. The dependence of the viscosity coefficients in Maxwell's models on the aforementioned parameters leads to an endochronous theory of viscoelasticity, whereas a similar dependence of elastic characteristics of these models changes purely endochronous nature of the theory thereby allowing one to take into account the material aging. This is just the approach that is adopted in the present paper. A number of issues associated with the identification of the material functions of the proposed theory are considered.

Utilizing Maxwell's model as the basis one allows one to analyze the structure of the specific work of internal forces for any parameters of nonlinearity. An essential point is representing the specific work of internal forces as the sum of separate components each of which has a clear physical meaning, namely, instantaneous reversible elastic energy, delayed reversible elastic energy, dissipated energy, mechanical and chemical aging energies, and the specific work of stresses on the thermal strains of the material. All these components can be utilized to describe various processes in aging viscoelastic materials.

A version of the kinetic equation is proposed for the specific dissipated energy that is the dissipated energy portion associated with structural changes (cumulative damage) in the material. A long-term strength criterion is formulated in terms of the specific absorbed energy. The application of this criterion to the process of two-stage creep of a filled polymer material allows one to account for specific features of changes in the residual durability of the material that are observed in experiments.
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8.  D. L. Bykov and D. N. Konovalov, "Utilizing the dissipated energy function to describe deformation and damage of polymer structures," in Elasticity and Non-elasticity. Materials of the International Symposium on Problems of Mechanics of Solids Devoted to 90th Birthday Anniversary of A. A. Il'yushin [in Russian], pp. 250-262, Izd-vo MGU, Moscow, 2001.
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Received 12 February 2002
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