A procedure for the computational investigation of stress-relaxation phenomena

Mechanics of Time-Dependent Materials

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-38

  Carniel, E L ^a   Fontanella, C G ^a   Stefanini, C ^b   Natali, A N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Constitutive model; Strain level; Strain rate; Stress relaxation; Stretching time; Viscoelasticity

Indexed keywords

ASSUMED STRAINS; COMPUTATIONAL INVESTIGATION; CONSTANT STRAINS; CONSTITUTIVE ANALYSIS; DIFFERENT STAGES; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; RELAXATION PHENOMENA; SOFT BIOLOGICAL TISSUE; STAGE-UP; STRAIN LEVELS; STRESS-RELAXATION TESTS; TIME-DEPENDENT BEHAVIOUR; TWO-STAGE PROCESS; VISCO-ELASTIC MATERIAL;

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; PHYSICS; STRESS RELAXATION; VISCOELASTICITY;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 84873987167     PISSN: 13852000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11043-013-9209-1     Document Type: Article

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