Thermomechanical modeling of the thermo-order-mechanical coupling behaviors in liquid crystal elastomers

DOI10.1016/J.JMPS.2010.07.019zbMath1225.74025OpenAlexW2042752648MaRDI QIDQ645767

Zhi Zeng, Lihua Jin, Yong Zhong Huo

Publication date: 10 November 2011

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.2010.07.019

zbMATH Keywords

phase transformationthermomechanical processliquid crystal elastomermulti-field coupling

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Crystalline structure (74E15) Thermal effects in solid mechanics (74F05) Statistical mechanics of random media, disordered materials (including liquid crystals and spin glasses) (82D30)

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