A variational constitutive framework for the nonlinear viscoelastic response of a dielectric elastomer

DOI10.1007/s00466-012-0815-6zbMath1398.74027OpenAlexW2018500794MaRDI QIDQ356848

Tamer El Sayed, Husam Wafai, Kamran A. Khan

Publication date: 26 July 2013

Published in: Computational Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00466-012-0815-6

zbMATH Keywords

variational modeldielectric elastomersfinite viscoelasticityelectroactive materialshyperviscoelasticity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonlinear elasticity (74B20) Fracture and damage (74R99) Electromagnetic effects in solid mechanics (74F15) Nonlinear constitutive equations for materials with memory (74D10)

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