A strain energy density function or stored energy density function is a
scalar-valued function
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that relates the
strain energy
In physics, the elastic potential energy gained by a wire during elongation with a tensile (stretching) or compressive (contractile) force is called strain energy. For linearly elastic materials, strain energy is:
: U = \frac 1 2 V \sigma \v ...
density of a material to the
deformation gradient
In continuum mechanics, the finite strain theory—also called large strain theory, or large deformation theory—deals with deformations in which strains and/or rotations are large enough to invalidate assumptions inherent in infinitesimal stra ...
.
:
Equivalently,
:
where
is the (two-point) deformation gradient
tensor
In mathematics, a tensor is an algebraic object that describes a multilinear relationship between sets of algebraic objects associated with a vector space. Tensors may map between different objects such as vectors, scalars, and even other ...
,
is the
right Cauchy–Green deformation tensor,
is the
left Cauchy–Green deformation tensor,
and
is the rotation tensor from the
polar decomposition
In mathematics, the polar decomposition of a square real or complex matrix A is a factorization of the form A = U P, where U is a unitary matrix, and P is a positive semi-definite Hermitian matrix (U is an orthogonal matrix, and P is a posit ...
of
.
For an anisotropic material, the strain energy density function
depends implicitly on reference vectors or tensors (such as the initial orientation of fibers in a composite) that characterize internal material texture. The spatial representation,
must further depend explicitly on the polar rotation tensor
to provide sufficient information to convect the reference texture vectors or tensors into the spatial configuration.
For an
isotropic
In physics and geometry, isotropy () is uniformity in all orientations. Precise definitions depend on the subject area. Exceptions, or inequalities, are frequently indicated by the prefix ' or ', hence '' anisotropy''. ''Anisotropy'' is also ...
material, consideration of the principle of material frame indifference leads to the conclusion that the strain energy density function depends only on the invariants of
(or, equivalently, the invariants of
since both have the same eigenvalues). In other words, the strain energy density function can be expressed uniquely in terms of the
principal stretches or in terms of the
invariants of the
left Cauchy–Green deformation tensor or
right Cauchy–Green deformation tensor and we have:
For isotropic materials,
:
with
:
For linear isotropic materials undergoing small strains, the strain energy density function specializes to
:
A strain energy density function is used to define a
hyperelastic material
A hyperelastic or Green elastic materialR.W. Ogden, 1984, ''Non-Linear Elastic Deformations'', , Dover. is a type of constitutive model for ideally elastic material for which the stress–strain relationship derives from a strain energy densit ...
by postulating that the
stress in the material can be obtained by taking the
derivative
In mathematics, the derivative is a fundamental tool that quantifies the sensitivity to change of a function's output with respect to its input. The derivative of a function of a single variable at a chosen input value, when it exists, is t ...
of
with respect to the
strain. For an isotropic hyperelastic material, the function relates the energy stored in an
elastic material, and thus the stress–strain relationship, only to the three
strain (elongation) components, thus disregarding the deformation history, heat dissipation,
stress relaxation
In materials science, stress relaxation is the observed decrease in stress in response to strain generated in the structure. This is primarily due to keeping the structure in a strained condition for some finite interval of time hence causing som ...
etc.
For isothermal elastic processes, the strain energy density function relates to the specific
Helmholtz free energy
In thermodynamics, the Helmholtz free energy (or Helmholtz energy) is a thermodynamic potential that measures the useful work obtainable from a closed thermodynamic system at a constant temperature ( isothermal). The change in the Helmholtz ene ...
function
,
:
For isentropic elastic processes, the strain energy density function relates to the
internal energy
The internal energy of a thermodynamic system is the energy of the system as a state function, measured as the quantity of energy necessary to bring the system from its standard internal state to its present internal state of interest, accoun ...
function
,
:
Examples
Some examples of hyperelastic
constitutive equations
In physics and engineering, a constitutive equation or constitutive relation is a relation between two or more physical quantities (especially kinetic quantities as related to kinematic quantities) that is specific to a material or substance o ...
are:
[Muhr, A. H. (2005). Modeling the stress–strain behavior of rubber. Rubber chemistry and technology, 78(3), 391–425]
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* Hyperelastic material#Saint Venant–Kirchhoff model, Saint Venant–Kirchhoff
* Neo-Hookean
* Generalized Rivlin
* Mooney–Rivlin
* Ogden
* Yeoh
* Arruda–Boyce model
* Gent
See also
{{wikiversity, Continuum mechanics/Thermoelasticity
*Finite strain theory
In continuum mechanics, the finite strain theory—also called large strain theory, or large deformation theory—deals with deformations in which strains and/or rotations are large enough to invalidate assumptions inherent in infinitesimal str ...
* Helmholtz and Gibbs free energy in thermoelasticity
*Hyperelastic material
A hyperelastic or Green elastic materialR.W. Ogden, 1984, ''Non-Linear Elastic Deformations'', , Dover. is a type of constitutive model for ideally elastic material for which the stress–strain relationship derives from a strain energy densit ...
* Ogden–Roxburgh model
References
Continuum mechanics
Rubber properties
Solid mechanics
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