On the Ogden Strain-Energy Function

1997 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 175-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. H. Yeoh

Abstract The Ogden strain-energy function for rubber appears to be gaining popularity among users of finite element analysis. This paper discusses some of the special features of this material model. It explains why nonlinear regression analysis of stress-strain data obtained from just one mode of deformation may yield an Ogden strain-energy function that is unsatisfactory for predicting behavior in other deformation modes. It suggests the regression analysis be constrained such that some of the coefficients are chosen based upon the known behavior of rubbery materials.

Author(s):  
Leslee W. Brown ◽  
Lorenzo M. Smith

A transversely isotropic fiber reinforced elastomer’s hyperelasticity is characterized using a series of constitutive tests (uniaxial tension, uniaxial compression, simple shear, and constrained compression test). A suitable transversely isotropic hyperelastic invariant based strain energy function is proposed and methods for determining the material coefficients are shown. This material model is implemented in a finite element analysis by creating a user subroutine for a commercial finite element code and then used to analyze the material tests. A useful set of constitutive material data for multiple modes of deformation is given. The proposed strain energy function fits the experimental data reasonably well over the strain region of interest. Finite element analysis of the material tests reveals further insight into the materials constitutive nature. The proposed strain energy function is suitable for finite element use by the practicing engineer for small to moderate strains. The necessary material coefficients can be determined from a few simple laboratory tests.


2007 ◽  
Vol 353-358 ◽  
pp. 1013-1016
Author(s):  
Jian Bing Sang ◽  
Su Fang Xing ◽  
Xiao Lei Li ◽  
Jie Zhang

It has been well known that rubber-like material can undergo large deformation and exhibit large nonlinear elastic behavior. Because of the geometrically nonlinear of rubber like material, it is more difficult to analyze it with finite element near the notch tip. What is more, because there are varieties of the strain energy functions, implementation of these models in a general finite element program to meet the need of industry applications can be time consuming. In order to make use of the constitutive equation of Y.C. Gao in 1997 and analyze the notch tip of rubber-like material, a framework to implement the rubber-like material model is established within the general-purpose finite element program MSC.Marc. It will be very convenient to implement this isotropic hyperelastic model into the program with a user subroutine. This paper starts with the theoretical analysis based on the strain energy function given by Y.C. Gao in 1997. A user subroutine is programmed to implement this strain energy function into the program of MSC.Marc, which offer a convenient method to analyze the stress and strain of rubber-like material with the strain energy function that is needed. Though analysis with MSC.Marc, it is found that the result with finite element is consistent with the analytical result that given by Y.C. Gao in 1997, which testify that analyzing rubber like material with this method is reasonable and convenient.


1993 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
pp. 754-771 ◽  
Author(s):  
O. H. Yeoh

Abstract According to Rivlin's Phenomenological Theory of Rubber Elasticity, the elastic properties of a rubber may be described in terms of a strain energy function which is an infinite power series in the strain invariants I1, I2 and I3. The simplest forms of Rivlin's strain energy function are the neo-Hookean, which is obtained by truncating the infinite series to just the first term in I1, and the Mooney-Rivlin, which retains the first terms in I1 and I2. Recently, we proposed a strain energy function which is a cubic in I1. Conceptually, the proposed function is a material model with a shear modulus that varies with deformation. In this paper, we compare the large strain behavior of rubber as predicted by these forms of the strain energy function. The elastic behavior of swollen rubber is also discussed.


2011 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 190-193
Author(s):  
Chang Su Woo ◽  
Hyun Sung Park ◽  
Wae Gi Shin

The material modeling of hyper-elastic properties in rubber is generally characterized by the strain energy function. The strain energy functions have been represented either in term of the strain in variants that are functions of the stretch ratios, or directly in terms of the principal stretch. Successful modeling and design of rubber components relies on both the selection of an appropriate strain energy function and an accurate determination of material constants in the function. Material constants in the strain energy functions can be determined from the curve fitting of experimental stress-strain data. The uniaxial tension, equi-biaxial tension and pure shear test were performed to acquire the constants of the strain energy functions which were Mooney-Rivlin and Ogden model. Nonlinear finite element analysis was executed to evaluate the behavior of deformation and strain distribute by using the commercial finite element code. Also, the fatigue tests were carried out to obtain the fatigue failure. Fatigue failure was initiated at the critical location was observed during the fatigue test of rubber component, which was the same result predicted by the finite element analysis.


Author(s):  
David J. Steigmann

This chapter covers the notion of hyperelasticity—the concept that stress is derived from a strain—energy function–by invoking an analogy between elastic materials and springs. Alternatively, it can be derived by invoking a work inequality; the notion that work is required to effect a cyclic motion of the material.


Author(s):  
Afshin Anssari-Benam ◽  
Andrea Bucchi ◽  
Giuseppe Saccomandi

AbstractThe application of a newly proposed generalised neo-Hookean strain energy function to the inflation of incompressible rubber-like spherical and cylindrical shells is demonstrated in this paper. The pressure ($P$ P ) – inflation ($\lambda $ λ or $v$ v ) relationships are derived and presented for four shells: thin- and thick-walled spherical balloons, and thin- and thick-walled cylindrical tubes. Characteristics of the inflation curves predicted by the model for the four considered shells are analysed and the critical values of the model parameters for exhibiting the limit-point instability are established. The application of the model to extant experimental datasets procured from studies across 19th to 21st century will be demonstrated, showing favourable agreement between the model and the experimental data. The capability of the model to capture the two characteristic instability phenomena in the inflation of rubber-like materials, namely the limit-point and inflation-jump instabilities, will be made evident from both the theoretical analysis and curve-fitting approaches presented in this study. A comparison with the predictions of the Gent model for the considered data is also demonstrated and is shown that our presented model provides improved fits. Given the simplicity of the model, its ability to fit a wide range of experimental data and capture both limit-point and inflation-jump instabilities, we propose the application of our model to the inflation of rubber-like materials.


2021 ◽  
pp. 002199832110115
Author(s):  
Shaikbepari Mohmmed Khajamoinuddin ◽  
Aritra Chatterjee ◽  
MR Bhat ◽  
Dineshkumar Harursampath ◽  
Namrata Gundiah

We characterize the material properties of a woven, multi-layered, hyperelastic composite that is useful as an envelope material for high-altitude stratospheric airships and in the design of other large structures. The composite was fabricated by sandwiching a polyaramid Nomex® core, with good tensile strength, between polyimide Kapton® films with high dielectric constant, and cured with epoxy using a vacuum bagging technique. Uniaxial mechanical tests were used to stretch the individual materials and the composite to failure in the longitudinal and transverse directions respectively. The experimental data for Kapton® were fit to a five-parameter Yeoh form of nonlinear, hyperelastic and isotropic constitutive model. Image analysis of the Nomex® sheets, obtained using scanning electron microscopy, demonstrate two families of symmetrically oriented fibers at 69.3°± 7.4° and 129°± 5.3°. Stress-strain results for Nomex® were fit to a nonlinear and orthotropic Holzapfel-Gasser-Ogden (HGO) hyperelastic model with two fiber families. We used a linear decomposition of the strain energy function for the composite, based on the individual strain energy functions for Kapton® and Nomex®, obtained using experimental results. A rule of mixtures approach, using volume fractions of individual constituents present in the composite during specimen fabrication, was used to formulate the strain energy function for the composite. Model results for the composite were in good agreement with experimental stress-strain data. Constitutive properties for woven composite materials, combining nonlinear elastic properties within a composite materials framework, are required in the design of laminated pretensioned structures for civil engineering and in aerospace applications.


Author(s):  
Arne Vogel ◽  
Lalao Rakotomanana ◽  
Dominique P. Pioletti

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