Instabilities in multilayered soft dielectrics

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-42

  Bertoldi, Katia ^a   Gei, Massimiliano ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bifurcations; Composite materials; Electroactive polymers; Finite elasticity; Localization of deformation

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATIONS; COMPOSITE DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; CRITICAL ISSUES; DIFFUSE MODE; ELASTIC RESPONSE; ELECTROACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROMECHANICAL LOADS; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FAILURE MECHANISM; FINITE DEFORMATIONS; FINITE ELASTICITY; HYPER ELASTIC; LOADING CONDITION; LOCALIZATION OF DEFORMATION; MATERIAL PROPERTY; MULTI-LAYERED; PLANE STRAIN CONDITION; POSITIVE DEFINITENESS; SPECIAL CLASS;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC BREAKDOWN; ELECTRIC LOSSES; FAILURE ANALYSIS; POLYMERS; STRAIN;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 78249241785     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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