A framework is presented for analyzing the low-temperature inelastic behavior of a class of amorphous polymers with full account taken of finite deformations and inertial effects. Viscoplastic constitutive equations are used and supplemented with a new model for craze initiation, growth and breakdown. The capabilities of the framework are illustrated by finite element solutions of initial/boundary-value problems under plane strain conditions. Three illustrative benchmark problems are used to evaluate the proposed implementation: shear band formation and propagation under compression, dynamic response under impact and quasi-static response of a polymer composite unit-cell subject to uniaxial tension transverse to fibers.
A Computational Framework for Analyzing the Dynamic Behavior and Failure of Amorphous Polymers
11th Biennial ASCE Aerospace Division International Conference on Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments ; 2008 ; Long Beach, California, United States
Earth & Space 2008 ; 1-10
2008-09-04
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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