Snap-through instability analysis of dielectric elastomers with consideration of chain entanglements

• Main Authors: Zhu, Jiakun, Luo, Jun, Xiao, Zhongmin
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Dielectric Elastomer; Snap-through Instability
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/140594
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

It is widely recognized that the extension limit of polymer chains has a significant effect on the snap-through instability of dielectric elastomers (DEs). The snap-through instability performance of DEs has been extensively studied by two limited-stretch models, i.e., the eight-chain model and Gent...