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

DOI10.1007/s00466-012-0815-6zbMath1398.74027MaRDI 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 model; dielectric elastomers; finite viscoelasticity; electroactive materials; hyperviscoelasticity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74B20: Nonlinear elasticity

74R99: Fracture and damage

74F15: Electromagnetic effects in solid mechanics

74D10: Nonlinear constitutive equations for materials with memory

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