On rate-dependent dissipation effects in electro-elasticity

Abstract

This paper deals with the mathematical modelling of large strain electro-viscoelastic deformations in electro-active polymers. Energy dissipation is assumed to occur due to mechanical viscoelasticity of the polymer as well as due to time-dependent effective polarisation of the material. Additive decomposition of the electric field $\mathbb{E}={\mathbb{E}}_e+{\mathbb{E}}_v$ and multiplicative decomposition of the deformation gradient $\mathbf{F}={\mathbf{F}}_e{\mathbf{F}}_v$ are proposed to model the internal dissipation mechanisms. The theory is illustrated with some numerical examples in the end.

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• A theory of finite deformation magneto-viscoelasticity