The purpose of the research is to describe the swelling-induced large deformations in polymer gels: a theoretical model is developed, and then implemented and solved using the finite element method. The model is firstly assessed with two well-known benchmark problems; moreover, the proposed approach is benchmarked against a recent experiment involving localized exposure of the gel boundary to a solvent, where large bending deformations appear during solvent absorption. In both cases, our results are quite satisfying. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Transient analysis of swelling-induced large deformations in polymer gels / Lucantonio, Alessandro; Nardinocchi, Paola; L., Teresi. - In: JOURNAL OF THE MECHANICS AND PHYSICS OF SOLIDS. - ISSN 0022-5096. - STAMPA. - 61:1(2013), pp. 205-218. [10.1016/j.jmps.2012.07.010]
Transient analysis of swelling-induced large deformations in polymer gels
LUCANTONIO, ALESSANDRO;NARDINOCCHI, Paola;
2013
Abstract
The purpose of the research is to describe the swelling-induced large deformations in polymer gels: a theoretical model is developed, and then implemented and solved using the finite element method. The model is firstly assessed with two well-known benchmark problems; moreover, the proposed approach is benchmarked against a recent experiment involving localized exposure of the gel boundary to a solvent, where large bending deformations appear during solvent absorption. In both cases, our results are quite satisfying. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
