Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Beyond 2019: Computational Science and Engineering Conference, Ankara, Türkiye, 9 - 11 Eylül 2019, ss.35
Fibrous soft biological tissues exhibit nearly incompressible exponentially stiffening mechanical response (J–like stress–strain curve), making the development of efficient and robust finite element
formulations at the quasi-incompressible and quasi-inextensible limit particularly important for the
numerical analysis of such materials. The present contribution addresses the quasi–inextensible and
quasi–incompressible finite hyperelastic behavior of fibrous tissues such as arterial walls.
The formulation features an additive decomposition of the free energy function into isotropic and
anisotropic parts. The unsplit deformation gradient is employed on both parts. While the pressure–
dilatation conjugate variables are the cornerstones of the Q1P0 element formulation rendering quasi–
incompressibility, similar conjugate pairs, namely the volume averaged fiber stretches and stresses
variables engender the quasi–inextensible behavior of the the material reinforced with a number of
fiber families, see e.g. [1]. Euler-Lagrange equations and the corresponding Q1P0F0 finite element
formulation are the result of the extended Hu–Washizu variational principle with the respective potential. Following [2] and [3], the numerical implementation exploits the underlying variational structure
leading to a canonical symmetric structure.
The numerical performance of the Q1P0F0 element formulation are demonstrated first via series of
dual clamped patch tests where the results are compared with those of Q1 and Q1P0 elements. A
more representative case follows from a three–layered hollow cylinder reinforced with two families
of fibers subjected to an internal pressure. Results indicate a plausible physical and numerical reasons
in the replacement of all Q1P0 element by the new approach called Q1P0F0.
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