A viscoelastic model for dielectric elastomers based on a continuum mechanical formulation and its finite element implementation

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7976, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Bueschel, A ^a   Klinkel, S ^b   Wagner, W ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

Author keywords

Electroelasticity; Finite element method; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION GRADIENTS; DIELECTRIC ELASTOMERS; EIGHT NODE; ELECTRO-ACTIVE POLYMERS; ELECTROELASTIC MATERIALS; ELECTROELASTICITY; ELECTROMECHANICAL INTERACTIONS; ENERGY FUNCTIONS; FINITE DEFORMATIONS; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT IMPLEMENTATION; FREE ENERGY FUNCTION; GENERIC TERM; MECHANICAL EFFECTS; MECHANICAL FORMULATION; MICROSCOPIC MECHANISMS; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS; NEARLY INCOMPRESSIBLE; PASSIVE STRUCTURES; PHYSICAL STRUCTURES; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; RELIABLE MODELS; SENSOR AND ACTUATORS; SMART MATERIALS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOLIDS; TIME DEPENDENCY; TIME-DEPENDENT CHARACTERISTICS; TIME-DEPENDENT DEFORMATION; TRILINEAR INTERPOLATION; VISCOELASTIC MODELS;

ACTUATORS; ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELASTICITY; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; MODELS; VISCOELASTICITY;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 79955900611     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.880283     Document Type: Conference Paper

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