Continuum mechanical modeling of liquid crystal elastomers as dissipative ordered solids

DOI10.1016/j.jmps.2019.02.018zbMath1477.76010OpenAlexW2917154560MaRDI QIDQ2064790

Yang Zhang, Yuefeng Jiang, Chen Xuan, Yong Zhong Huo

Publication date: 6 January 2022

Published in: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2019.02.018

zbMATH Keywords

finite element simulationliquid crystal elastomersdirector reorientationorder-mechanical couplingstripe domain formation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Small-strain, rate-independent theories of plasticity (including rigid-plastic and elasto-plastic materials) (74C05) Statistical mechanics of polymers (82D60) Liquid crystals (76A15) Generalities, axiomatics, foundations of continuum mechanics of solids (74A99)

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