We discuss the static states of a peridynamic nonlinear elastic bar of finite length in a hard device, which represents a continuum description of a complex hierarchical structure with interacting long-range crosslinkers, of the type encountered in biological systems. The nonlocal character of the model requires that edge conditions are defined on a boundary layer with the same length of the horizon, affecting the solution in the bulk interior. Assuming that the constituent microscopic ligaments contain bistable units governed by a non-convex potential, we show that the development of coexisting folded-unfolded phases, either synchronized or unsynchronized, induces in the displacement field the formation of undulations at a micro-scale of the length of the horizon, associated with strain localizations triggered at the bar ends. The equilibrium paths, found numerically with a pseudo-arc-length continuation method, become unstable within a certain range of elongation, suggesting the possible occurrence of a negative-stiffness response.

Wiggly strain localizations in peridynamic bars with non-convex potential / Aguiar, Adair R.; ROYER CARFAGNI, Gianni; Seitenfuss, Alan B.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES. - ISSN 0020-7683. - (2018). [10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.12.023]

Wiggly strain localizations in peridynamic bars with non-convex potential

ROYER CARFAGNI, Gianni
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2018-01-01

Abstract

We discuss the static states of a peridynamic nonlinear elastic bar of finite length in a hard device, which represents a continuum description of a complex hierarchical structure with interacting long-range crosslinkers, of the type encountered in biological systems. The nonlocal character of the model requires that edge conditions are defined on a boundary layer with the same length of the horizon, affecting the solution in the bulk interior. Assuming that the constituent microscopic ligaments contain bistable units governed by a non-convex potential, we show that the development of coexisting folded-unfolded phases, either synchronized or unsynchronized, induces in the displacement field the formation of undulations at a micro-scale of the length of the horizon, associated with strain localizations triggered at the bar ends. The equilibrium paths, found numerically with a pseudo-arc-length continuation method, become unstable within a certain range of elongation, suggesting the possible occurrence of a negative-stiffness response.
2018
Wiggly strain localizations in peridynamic bars with non-convex potential / Aguiar, Adair R.; ROYER CARFAGNI, Gianni; Seitenfuss, Alan B.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOLIDS AND STRUCTURES. - ISSN 0020-7683. - (2018). [10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2017.12.023]
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