Jorgen
2007-08-28, 19:42
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The 8-chain model has been shown to accurately capture the large strain equilibrium behavior of elastomers. This pdf-file (http://polymerfem.com/polymer_files/eightChain_findProperties.pdf) summarizes a simple graphical technique that can be used to find the necessary parameters from one one uniaxial experimental test. Details of how to find the required parameters for ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, and ANSYS are presented.
The 8-chain model has been shown to accurately capture the large strain equilibrium behavior of elastomers. This pdf-file (http://polymerfem.com/polymer_files/eightChain_findProperties.pdf) summarizes a simple graphical technique that can be used to find the necessary parameters from one one uniaxial experimental test. Details of how to find the required parameters for ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, and ANSYS are presented.