Presentation Details
An optimal solid-shell finite element for modeling dielectric elastomers
Thursday, 12 Oct 2017; 14:30 - 14:50 in room 7.22
In Session:
MS17-2: Smart and Active Materials: Experiments, Modelling, and Simulation (Show complete Mini Symposium)
Thursday, 12 Oct 2017; 13:30 - 15:30 in room 7.22
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1st and presenting Author
Dana Bishara
Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering and Construction Management.
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel
Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering and Construction Management.
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel
2nd Author
Mahmood Jabareen
Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering and Construction Management.
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel
Faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering and Construction Management.
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Haifa, Israel
Micro Abstract:
Dielectric elastomer (DE) based actuators are considered an emerging promising class of thin actuators, which may undergo large deformations and exhibit various modes of activation. For modeling DEs there is a need for a proper finite element technology for the numerical simulations, which captures their realistic response. A model that is calibrated to VHB will be presented, and an efficient low-order finite element that is able to tackle locking pathologies will be introduced.