Viscoelastic Material

Constitutive Law

This MPM material is a small-strain, linear viscoelastic material with time-dependent shear modulus, G(t), and a time-independent bulk modulus, K. The time-dependen shear modulus is give by a sum of n exponentials:

      [math]\displaystyle{ G(t) = G_0 + \sum_{i=1}^n G_i e^{-t/\tau_i} }[/math]

Here G₀ is the long-time shear modulus and the short-time shear modulus is the sum:

      [math]\displaystyle{ G(0) = \sum_{i=0}^n G_i }[/math]

Material Properties

Property	Description	Units	Default
K	Time-independent bulk modulus	MPa	none
ntaus	The number of relaxation times. This property is only need in XML files and must come before any Gk or tauk properties. In scripted files, the number is automatically determined from the number of relaxation times you provide.	MPa	none
G0	The long term (or fully-relaxed) shear modulus	MPa	0
Gk	The shear modulus for the next relaxation time. Enter multiple Gk properties to have multiple relaxation times.	MPa	none
tauk	The the next relaxation time. Enter multiple tauk properties to have multiple relaxation times.	MPa	none
alpha	Time-independent bulk modulus	MPa	none

The total number of Gk and tauk properies must be equal. In XML files, that total number must match the supplied ntaus property.

History Variables

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