Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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793296 | Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids | 2011 | 17 Pages |
Abstract
We provide some explicit formulas for the quasiconvex envelope of energy densities for nematic elastomers in the small strain regime and plane strain conditions. We then demonstrate their use as a powerful tool for the interpretation of mechanical experiments. Analytical formulas characterizing the stress–strain response in pure shear are derived, providing an easily testable benchmark for future numerical and experimental investigations on the mechanics of nematic elastomers.
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Authors
Pierluigi Cesana, Antonio DeSimone,