Soft elastic response of stretched sheets of nematic elastomers: A numerical study

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1431-1451

  Conti, S ^a   DeSimone, A ^a,b   Dolzmann, G ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR MATHEMATICS IN THE SCIENCES   (Germany)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^c Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Microstructures; A. Phase transformation; B. Rubber material; C. Energy method; C. Finite elements

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STRETCHING;

ELASTIC RESPONSE;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 0036642594     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(01)00120-X     Document Type: Article

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