Numéro
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 134, August 2006
EURODYMAT 2006 - 8th International Conference on Mechanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading
Page(s) 95 - 101
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2006134016
Publié en ligne 26 juillet 2006
EURODYMAT 2006 - 8th International Conference on Mehanical and Physical Behaviour of Materials under Dynamic Loading
J. Cirne, R. Dormeval, et al.
J. Phys. IV France 134 (2006) 95-101

DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2006134016

The mechanics of large-strain inhomogeneous deformation of polymeric materials under dynamic loading conditions

S. Sarva1, A.D. Mulliken1 and M.C. Boyce1, 2

1  Department of Mechanical Engineering, Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies,
2  Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA


Published online: 26 July 2006

Abstract
Dynamic tension and Taylor impact experiments were performed to study the high-rate inhomogeneous deformations in polymers under a range of conditions. The mechanics of deformation were examined utilizing finite element simulations together with a physically based constitutive model of large-strain high-rate deformation behaviour of polymers. The comparison of the numerical predictions with the high-speed photographic data and final deformed shapes demonstrates the effectiveness of the constitutive model in predicting the progression of complex inhomogeneous deformation events during impact loading scenarios.



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