A nonlocal operator method for finite deformation higher-order gradient elasticity

authored by: Huilong Ren, Xiaoying Zhuang, Nguyen Thoi Trung, Timon Rabczuk
Abstract: We present a general finite deformation higher-order gradient elasticity theory. The governing equations of the higher-order gradient solid along with boundary conditions of various orders are derived from a variational principle using integration by parts on the surface. The objectivity of the energy functional is achieved by carefully selecting the invariants under rigid-body transformation. The third-order gradient solid theory includes more than 10.000 material parameters. However, under certain simplifications, the material parameters can be greatly reduced; down to 3. With this simplified formulation, we develop a nonlocal operator method and apply it to several numerical examples. The numerical analysis shows that the high gradient solid theory exhibits a stiffer response compared to a ’conventional’ hyperelastic solid. The numerical tests also demonstrate the capability of the nonlocal operator method in solving higher-order physical problems.
Organisation(s): Institute of Continuum Mechanics
External Organisation(s): Bauhaus-Universität Weimar
Tongji University
Ton Duc Thang University
Type: Article
Journal: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
Volume: 384
ISSN: 0045-7825
Publication date: 01.10.2021
Publication status: Published
Peer reviewed: Yes
ASJC Scopus subject areas: Computational Mechanics, Mechanics of Materials, Mechanical Engineering, Physics and Astronomy(all), Computer Science Applications
Electronic version(s): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2021.113963 (Access: Closed)
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BibTeX

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title = "A nonlocal operator method for finite deformation higher-order gradient elasticity",
abstract = "We present a general finite deformation higher-order gradient elasticity theory. The governing equations of the higher-order gradient solid along with boundary conditions of various orders are derived from a variational principle using integration by parts on the surface. The objectivity of the energy functional is achieved by carefully selecting the invariants under rigid-body transformation. The third-order gradient solid theory includes more than 10.000 material parameters. However, under certain simplifications, the material parameters can be greatly reduced; down to 3. With this simplified formulation, we develop a nonlocal operator method and apply it to several numerical examples. The numerical analysis shows that the high gradient solid theory exhibits a stiffer response compared to a {\textquoteright}conventional{\textquoteright} hyperelastic solid. The numerical tests also demonstrate the capability of the nonlocal operator method in solving higher-order physical problems.",
keywords = "Finite strain, Invariant, Nonlocal operator method, Second/third-gradient strain, Variational principle",
author = "Huilong Ren and Xiaoying Zhuang and Trung, {Nguyen Thoi} and Timon Rabczuk",
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doi = "10.1016/j.cma.2021.113963",
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