A viscoelastic higher-order thick beam finite element formulation is extended to include elastodynamic deformations. The material constitutive law is a special differential form of the Maxwell solid, which employs viscous strains as internal variables to determine the viscous stresses. The total time-dependent stress is the superposition of its elastic and viscous components. In the constitutive model, the elastic strains and the conjugate viscous strains are coupled through a system of first-order ordinary differential equations. The use of the internal strain variables allows for a convenient finite element formulation. The elastodynamic equations of motion are derived from the virtual work principle. Computational examples are carried out for a thick orthotropic cantilevered beam. Relaxation, creep, relaxation followed by free damped vibrations, and damping related modal interactions are discussed.

Issue Section:
Technical Papers
Topics:
Aeroelasticity, Constitutive equations, Damping, Deformation, Differential equations, Dynamics (Mechanics), Equations of motion, Finite element analysis, Relaxation (Physics), Stress, Vibration, Virtual work principle
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