This study addresses the modelling of elastic bodies, particularly when the relaxed configuration is unknown or nonexistent. We adopt the theory of initially stressed materials, incorporating the deformation gradient and stress state of the reference configuration (initial stress tensor) into the response function. We show that for the theory to be applicable, the response function of the relaxed material is invertible up to an element of the material symmetry group. Additionally, we establish that commonly imposed constitutive restrictions, namely the initial stress compatibility condition and initial stress reference independence, naturally arise when assuming the initial stress is generated solely from elastic distortion. This paper delves into modelling aspects concerning incompressible materials, showcasing the expressibility of strain energy density as a function of the deviatoric part of the initial stress tensor and the isochoric part of the deformation gradient. This not only reduces the number of independent invariants in the energy functional, but also enhances numerical robustness in finite element simulations. The findings of this research hold significant implications for modelling materials with initial stress, extending potential applications to areas such as mechanobiology, soft robotics, and 4D printing.

Modelling of Initially Stressed Solids: Structure of the Energy Density in the Incompressible Limit / Magri, Marco; Riccobelli, Davide. - In: SIAM JOURNAL ON APPLIED MATHEMATICS. - ISSN 0036-1399. - 84:6(2024), pp. 2342-2364. [10.1137/24m1670226]

Modelling of Initially Stressed Solids: Structure of the Energy Density in the Incompressible Limit

Riccobelli, Davide
2024-01-01

Abstract

This study addresses the modelling of elastic bodies, particularly when the relaxed configuration is unknown or nonexistent. We adopt the theory of initially stressed materials, incorporating the deformation gradient and stress state of the reference configuration (initial stress tensor) into the response function. We show that for the theory to be applicable, the response function of the relaxed material is invertible up to an element of the material symmetry group. Additionally, we establish that commonly imposed constitutive restrictions, namely the initial stress compatibility condition and initial stress reference independence, naturally arise when assuming the initial stress is generated solely from elastic distortion. This paper delves into modelling aspects concerning incompressible materials, showcasing the expressibility of strain energy density as a function of the deviatoric part of the initial stress tensor and the isochoric part of the deformation gradient. This not only reduces the number of independent invariants in the energy functional, but also enhances numerical robustness in finite element simulations. The findings of this research hold significant implications for modelling materials with initial stress, extending potential applications to areas such as mechanobiology, soft robotics, and 4D printing.
2024
84
6
2342
2364
https://doi.org/10.1137/24M1670226
https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.08432
Magri, Marco; Riccobelli, Davide
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