The effect of the multi-axiality of compressive loading on the accuracy of a continuum model for layered materials

Igor A. Guz*

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Abstract

Two methods of analysis of the internal instability of layered materials are discussed: the continuum approach and the piecewise-homogeneous medium model. Based on the results obtained within the scope of the model of a piecewise-homogeneous medium and the 3-D stability theory, the accuracy of a continuum theory is examined for incompressible non-linear materials undergoing large deformations. Two different loading conditions are compared: biaxial and uniaxial compression. The effect of the multi-axiality of loading on the accuracy of the continuum theory is determined for the particular model of hyperelastic layers described by the Treloar's potential (i.e. by a neo-Hookean type potential), which is a simplified version of the Mooney's elastic potential.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)439-453
Number of pages15
JournalInternational Journal of Solids and Structures
Volume42
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 2005

Keywords

  • Compression
  • Continuum
  • Homogenisation
  • Hyperelastic materials
  • Instability
  • Large deformation
  • Layered materials
  • Microstructure
  • Non-linear

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Modelling and Simulation
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Applied Mathematics

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