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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MECHANICS A-SOLIDS
Volume 100, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.euromechsol.2023.104992
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Cellulose foams; Anisotropy; Constitutive model; Soft solid; Actuation strain; Non-linear kinematic hardening
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Cellulose foams can achieve large one-way deformation by adding water and transitioning from a dry, pre-compressed state to a damp state. To predict the 3D deformation of a foam-based structure with non-uniform water concentration, it is crucial to understand the mechanical properties (including deformation) of the foam as a function of water content. This study demonstrates the anisotropic constitutive response of cellulose foam under different water content conditions, where a visco-plastic, transversely isotropic, compressible constitutive model provides an adequate approximation. Reversed plastic flow occurs when unloading from the plastic state with a stress drop equal to the initial yield stress, indicating extreme kinematic hardening.
Cellulose foams can undergo a large one-way actuation strain when taken from a dry, pre-compressed state to a damp state by the addition of water. In order to develop a predictive capability for the 3D actuation of a foambased structure with a non-uniform water concentration, it is first necessary to understand the mechanical properties of the foam (including actuation strain) as a function of water content. Here, we report the anisotropic constitutive response of a cellulose foam as a function of water content. Over the range of strain rate and water content considered, the cellulose foam is adequately approximated by a visco-plastic, transversely isotropic, compressible constitutive model. Unloading from the plastic state by a stress drop equal to the initial yield stress leads to reversed plastic flow: this is an extreme form of kinematic hardening.
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