The purpose of the research is to describe the swelling-induced large deformations in polymer gels: a theoretical model is developed, and then implemented and solved using the finite element method. The model is firstly assessed with two well-known bench- mark problems; moreover, the proposed approach is benchmarked against a recent experiment involving localized exposure of the gel boundary to a solvent, where large bending deformations appear during solvent absorption. In both cases, our results are quite satisfying.
Lucantonio A, Nardinocchi P, & Teresi L (2013). Transient analysis of swelling–induced large deformations in polymer gels. JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, 61(1), 205-218.
Titolo: | Transient analysis of swelling–induced large deformations in polymer gels. |
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Data di pubblicazione: | 2013 |
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Citazione: | Lucantonio A, Nardinocchi P, & Teresi L (2013). Transient analysis of swelling–induced large deformations in polymer gels. JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS, 61(1), 205-218. |
Abstract: | The purpose of the research is to describe the swelling-induced large deformations in polymer gels: a theoretical model is developed, and then implemented and solved using the finite element method. The model is firstly assessed with two well-known bench- mark problems; moreover, the proposed approach is benchmarked against a recent experiment involving localized exposure of the gel boundary to a solvent, where large bending deformations appear during solvent absorption. In both cases, our results are quite satisfying. |
Handle: | http://hdl.handle.net/11590/139579 |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 1.1 Articolo in rivista |