Modelling of stress softening in elastomeric materials: Foundations of simple theories

Mechanics Research Communications

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 395-403

  Kazakevičiute Makovska, Rasa ^a   Kačianauskas, Rimantas ^a  

^a VILNIUS GEDIMINAS TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Elastomers; Mullins effect; Stress softening

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

MULLINS EFFECT; MULTIAXIAL STATES; PSEUDO-ELASTIC MODELS; STRESS SOFTENING;

ELASTOMERS;

EID: 17144443363     PISSN: 00936413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechrescom.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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