An Anisotropic Constitutive Relationship by a Series of 8 Chain Models

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Main Authors: Yang, Libin, Long, Teng, Yang, Lixiang
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author Yang, Libin
Long, Teng
Yang, Lixiang
author_facet Yang, Libin
Long, Teng
Yang, Lixiang
contents Hyperelastic models have been widely used to model polymers and soft tissues. However, most hyperelastic models are phenomenological material models. Based on statistical mechanics and molecular chain configuration, 8 chain model or Arruda-Boyce model is a physical model which can be used to understand how microstructures of chains affect macroscopic mechanical properties of polymers and soft tissues. Mechanical properties of many polymers and soft tissues are directional dependent. Polymer matrix can be reinforced by fibers. For soft tissues, ligaments and tendons will lead to anisotropic properties. Since matrix and reinforcements are composed of similar microstructural molecular chains, they can be modeled by using the same mathematical model. In this paper, a series of 8 chain models is used to understand composite properties. That is, an isotropic 8 chain model will be used to model matrix and anisotropic 8 chain models will be used to model fibers. Replacing I_1 in isotropic 8 chain model with I_4 in anisotropic 8 chain model is physically corresponding to changing representative 8 chain cubic cell to 8 chain slender cell. This treatment not only simplifies exist anisotropic mathematical structures but also keeps microscopic physics of 8 chain model unchanged.
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spellingShingle An Anisotropic Constitutive Relationship by a Series of 8 Chain Models
Yang, Libin
Long, Teng
Yang, Lixiang
Soft Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Mathematical Physics
Hyperelastic models have been widely used to model polymers and soft tissues. However, most hyperelastic models are phenomenological material models. Based on statistical mechanics and molecular chain configuration, 8 chain model or Arruda-Boyce model is a physical model which can be used to understand how microstructures of chains affect macroscopic mechanical properties of polymers and soft tissues. Mechanical properties of many polymers and soft tissues are directional dependent. Polymer matrix can be reinforced by fibers. For soft tissues, ligaments and tendons will lead to anisotropic properties. Since matrix and reinforcements are composed of similar microstructural molecular chains, they can be modeled by using the same mathematical model. In this paper, a series of 8 chain models is used to understand composite properties. That is, an isotropic 8 chain model will be used to model matrix and anisotropic 8 chain models will be used to model fibers. Replacing I_1 in isotropic 8 chain model with I_4 in anisotropic 8 chain model is physically corresponding to changing representative 8 chain cubic cell to 8 chain slender cell. This treatment not only simplifies exist anisotropic mathematical structures but also keeps microscopic physics of 8 chain model unchanged.
title An Anisotropic Constitutive Relationship by a Series of 8 Chain Models
topic Soft Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.15689