Simplified Continuum Approach for Modeling Soft Composites with Fiber–Matrix Shear Interactions

Abstract

AbstractFiber–matrix interactions are a significant domain of study while describing the mechanical behavior of an anisotropic hyperelastic composite. Quantification of these interactions is primarily possible by evaluating the shear and stretch ...Practical ApplicationsThe work proposes an exponential anisotropic hyperelastic material model that incorporates novel anisotropic invariants to model stretch and the shear deformation of fibers. The model invariants are more mathematically robust and ...