A finite strain thermodynamically-based constitutive framework coupling viscoelasticity and viscoplasticity with application to glassy polymers

MR Gudimetla, I Doghri - International Journal of Plasticity, 2017 - Elsevier
A large deformation viscoelastic-viscoplastic (VE-VP) constitutive framework is proposed for
polymers. It is generic assuming isotropy and isothermal conditions and is developed with …

Modelling large deformation behaviour under loading–unloading of semicrystalline polymers: application to a high density polyethylene

G Ayoub, F Zaïri, M Naït-Abdelaziz… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
In this work, the large deformation behaviour under monotonic loading and unloading of a
high density polyethylene (HDPE) is studied. To analyze the nonlinear time-dependent …

Constitutive modeling for the elastic-viscoplastic behavior of high density polyethylene under cyclic loading

Z Qi, N Hu, G Li, D Zeng, X Su - International Journal of Plasticity, 2019 - Elsevier
It is important to investigate the constitutive behavior of high density polyethylene (HDPE)
under cyclic loading since it is widely used for industrial applications. However, there are …

Thermomechanical modeling of material flow and weld quality in the friction stir welding of high-density polyethylene

B Ahmad, F Almaskari, J Sheikh-Ahmad, S Deveci… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
A thermomechanical model of the friction stir welding (FSW) of high-density polyethylene
(HDPE) was developed by incorporating a Coupled Eulerian–Lagrangian (CEL) approach …

Lifetime predictions for high-density polyethylene under creep: experiments and modeling

AD Drozdov, R Høj Jermiin, J de Claville Christiansen - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Observations are reported in uniaxial tensile tests with various strain rates, tensile relaxation
tests with various strains, and tensile creep tests with various stresses on high-density …

Structural and mechanical performance of adobe with the addition of high-density polyethylene fibres for the construction of low-rise buildings

D Dominguez-Santos, JAM Bravo - Engineering Failure Analysis, 2022 - Elsevier
Adobe bricks have been used in construction since ancient times, due to their low cost, good
performance and the ease of assembly and elaboration of these elements in construction …

Stability assessment of emerging phase change materials for solar thermal storage in absorption refrigeration: A review

B Patil, N Salunke, V Diware… - … Journal of Green …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
This research reviews the stability of recently discovered phase change materials (PCMs) for
use in absorption refrigeration within solar thermal storage systems. Incorporating PCMs into …

[HTML][HTML] Stretch-induced wrinkling of polyethylene thin sheets: experiments and modeling

V Nayyar, K Ravi-Chandar, R Huang - International Journal of Solids and …, 2014 - Elsevier
This paper presents a study on stretch-induced wrinkling of thin polyethylene sheets when
subjected to uniaxial stretch with two clamped ends. Three-dimensional digital image …

Statistical optimization of pyrolysis process for thermal destruction of plastic waste based on temperature-dependent activation energies and pre-exponential factors

AO Alqarni, RAU Nabi, F Althobiani, MY Naz… - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The massive increase in disposable plastic globally can be addressed through effective
recovery methods, and one of these methods is pyrolysis. R software may be used to …

Large-strain viscoelastic–viscoplastic constitutive modeling of semi-crystalline polymers and model identification by deterministic/evolutionary approach

H Abdul-Hameed, T Messager, F Zaïri… - Computational Materials …, 2014 - Elsevier
Above the glass transition temperature, a semi-crystalline polymer can behave like an
elastomer or a stiff polymer according to the crystal content. For a reliable design of such …