An 8-chain model for rubber-like materials accounting for non-affine chain deformations and topological constraints

DOI10.1007/s10659-010-9264-7zbMath1383.74013OpenAlexW2088396086MaRDI QIDQ644724

Martin Kroon

Publication date: 7 November 2011

Published in: Journal of Elasticity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10659-010-9264-7

zbMATH Keywords

strain energyhyperelasticityelastomerrepresentative polymer chaintube model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nonlinear elasticity (74B20) Statistical mechanics of polymers (82D60)

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