The implementation of a visco-hyperelastic numerical material model for simulating the behaviour of polymer foam materials

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 64, Issue , 2012, Pages 47-51

  Briody, Conor ^a   Duignan, Barry ^a   Jerrams, Steve ^a   Tiernan, John ^b  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b Enable Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Finite Element; Hyperelastic; Indentation; Modelling; Polyurethane foam; Viscoelastic

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERIC MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT; FINITE ELEMENT SIMULATIONS; FOAM MATERIAL; HYPER ELASTIC; MATERIAL MODELS; MATERIAL PARAMETER; MODEL RESULTS; POLYMER FOAMS; POLYURETHANE FOAM; TEST PROCEDURES; VISCO-ELASTIC MATERIAL; VISCOELASTIC; WHEELCHAIR SEATING;

INDENTATION; MODELS; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS; TESTING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 84865518236     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2012.04.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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