Wang Yingchun, Liu Jike, Cai Shengming, et al. Fractional calculus-based modeling of constitutive relations for viscoelastic materials[J/OL]. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni, 2026, 1-11.
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Wang Yingchun, Liu Jike, Cai Shengming, et al. Fractional calculus-based modeling of constitutive relations for viscoelastic materials[J/OL]. Acta Scientiarum Naturalium Universitatis Sunyatseni, 2026, 1-11. DOI: 10.11714/acta.snus.ZR20260053.
Fractional calculus-based modeling of constitutive relations for viscoelastic materials
Based on the theory of fractional-order viscoelastic mechanics and classical elements, a constitutive model has been established that can accurately characterize the creep and dynamic mechanical behavior of polymers. In response to the damage evolution characteristics during the material rheological process, a damage variable considering time effects is introduced to construct a damage-involved fractional-order constitutive relationship, effectively representing the mechanical response of the material in complex nonlinear processes such as stress relaxation and accelerated creep. To verify the reliability of the model, a dynamic mechanical analysis model was built based on the fractional-order Poynting-Thomson model, and comparative validation was conducted through dynamic mechanical experiments. The results show that the hysteresis loop curves fitted by the model are highly consistent with the experimental data, demonstrating the effectiveness of fractional derivatives in describing the dynamic mechanical properties of polymers.
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