Print Email Facebook Twitter Constitutive modelling of hyperelastic rubber-like materials Title Constitutive modelling of hyperelastic rubber-like materials Author Guo, Z. Sluys, L.J. Faculty Civil Engineering and Geosciences Department Design and Construction Date 2008-09-01 Abstract The simulation of rubber-like material behaviour by means of the finite element method has been described in this study. Proper material models were selected for the numerical description of static hyper-elasticity. The combinations of a continuum damage mechanics concept and a pseudo-elastic concept with Gao's elastic law were used to simulate the ideal Mullins effect. Furthermore, a specific model describing the Mullins effect with permanent deformation was proposed. Another focus of this study was the verification of numerical constitutive models by means of experimental evidence, which is essential for the proper description of the behaviour of rubber-like materials in engineering applications. Subject rubber-like materialconstitutive modellingMullins effectcontinuum damage mechanicspseudo-elastic modelfinite element method To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:6696aaf3-d8e7-4ef2-8b33-9ff04170b5a5 ISSN 0046-7316 Source HERON, 53 (3) Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type journal article Rights (c) 2008 Z. Guo; L.J. Sluys Files PDF Constitutive_modelling_of ... lastic.pdf 919.61 KB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:6696aaf3-d8e7-4ef2-8b33-9ff04170b5a5/datastream/OBJ/view