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The finite-strain viscoelasticity theory implemented in ABAQUS is a time domain generalization of either the hyperelastic or hyperfoam constitutive models. It is assumed that the instantaneous response of the material follows from the hyperelastic constitutive equations:
Using integration by parts and a variable transformation, the basic hereditary integral formulation for linear isotropic viscoelasticity can be written in the form
A suitable generalization to finite strain of the hereditary integral formulation is obtained as follows:
As in small-strain viscoelasticity, we represent the relaxation moduli in terms of the Prony series
where and are the relative moduli of terms i. Note that . ABAQUS assumes that the relaxation times are the same so that from here on, we will sum on N terms for both bulk and shear behavior. In reality, the number of nonzero terms in bulk and shear, and , need not be equal, unless the instantaneous behavior is based on the hyperfoam model. In the latter case, the two deformation modes are closely related and are then assumed to relax equally and simultaneously.Substituting Equation 4.8.2–2 and Equation 4.8.2–3 in Equation 4.8.2–1, we obtain
Next, we introduce the internal stresses, associated with each term of the series
These stresses are stored at each material point and are integrated forward in time. We will assume that the solution is known at time t, and we need to construct the solution at time .The internal hydrostatic stresses at time follow from
To integrate the first integral in Equation 4.8.2–7, we assume that varies linearly with the reduced time over the increment
Substituting into Equation 4.8.2–7 yieldsThe integrals are readily evaluated, providing the solution at the end of the increment
The internal deviatoric stresses at time follow from
Observe that
Now introduce the variable
Note that andThen we can also introduce
Substitution of Equation 4.8.2–5, Equation 4.8.2–12, and Equation 4.8.2–15 into Equation 4.8.2–11 yields
To integrate the first integral in Equation 4.8.2–16, we assume that varies linearly with the reduced time over the increment:
Equation 4.8.2–16 and Equation 4.8.2–17 for the deviatoric stress have exactly the same form as Equation 4.8.2–7 and Equation 4.8.2–8 for the hydrostatic stress. Hence, after integration we obtain
withThe total stress at the end of the increment becomes
which with Equation 4.8.2–9 and Equation 4.8.2–18 can also be written asTo solve the system of nonlinear equations generated by the constitutive equations, we need to generate the corotational constitutive rate equations. From Equation 4.8.2–20 it follows
where is the corotational (Jaumann) stress rate. Since and in Equation 4.8.2–20 are independent of the increment size, their derivatives vanish. The derivatives and follow from the hyperelastic equations being used and, thus, do not need to be considered here.With Equation 4.8.2–13 it follows that
whereUsing the definition of the corotational (Jaumann) rate, it follows that
where is the spin tensor following from the increment. Note that hence, substitution of Equation 4.8.2–23 and Equation 4.8.2–24 into Equation 4.8.2–22 yields since both and are symmetric. Similarly for ,Equation 4.8.2–21 then simplifies to
All equations have been worked out in terms of the Kirchhoff stress. However, the implementation in ABAQUS uses the Cauchy stress. To transform to Cauchy stress, we use the relations
With , this allows us to write Equation 4.8.2–9, Equation 4.8.2–13, Equation 4.8.2–15, Equation 4.8.2–18, Equation 4.8.2–19, and Equation 4.8.2–27 in the following form:
The virtual work and rate of virtual work equations are written with respect to the current volume. Therefore, the corotational stress rates are rates of Kirchhoff stress mapped into the current configuration and transformed in the same way as the stresses themselves.
This set of equations—combined with the expressions for , , and —describe the full implementation of the hyper-viscoelasticity model in a displacement formulation.
The rate equations can be written in a form similar to Hyperelastic material behavior, Section 4.6.1. Introduce
The in-plane deformation produces and , from which we can calculate only , , , and . , , and are zero. The deformation in the third direction, characterized by , is derived from the plane stress condition
In this case or
The rate-independent constitutive equations, based on , produce
To obtain the rate equation, we use the linearized expression
In this case Equation 4.8.2–28 becomes an implicit equation in that needs to be solved iteratively. We use the Newton method, for which the first variation of with respect to needs to be calculated
Similar to Equation 4.8.2–27, the last two terms vanish, which yields
where and are obtained directly from the rate-independent constitutive equations.In the ABAQUS implementation we use Cauchy stresses instead of Kirchhoff stresses. The stresses can easily be mapped by dividing by J. Equation 4.8.2–28 and Equation 4.8.2–29 transform into
To obtain the rate equation, we use the constraint