A review on the Mullins effect

J Diani, B Fayolle, P Gilormini - European Polymer Journal, 2009‏ - Elsevier
The Mullins effect remains a major challenge in order to provide good mechanical modeling
of the complex behavior of industrial rubber materials. It has been forty years since Mullins …

The mechanical behavior of skin: Structures and models for the finite element analysis

JM Benítez, FJ Montáns - Computers & Structures, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Soft biological tissues are complex materials with a large structural variety, with differences
in behavior, but with some common characteristics. Skin is an archetypal soft tissue which …

Challenges in multiscale modeling of polymer dynamics

Y Li, BC Abberton, M Kröger, WK Liu - Polymers, 2013‏ - mdpi.com
The mechanical and physical properties of polymeric materials originate from the interplay of
phenomena at different spatial and temporal scales. As such, it is necessary to adopt …

A review of physically based and thermodynamically based constitutive models for soft materials

Y **ang, D Zhong, S Rudykh… - Journal of …, 2020‏ - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
In this paper, we review constitutive models for soft materials. We specifically focus on
physically based models accounting for hyperelasticity, visco-hyperelasticity, and damage …

[HTML][HTML] Stretch-induced softening in filled elastomers: A review on Mullins effect related anisotropy and thermally induced recovery

I Denora, C Marano - Polymer Testing, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The Mullins effect of filled elastomers, corresponding to their softening under stretching, has
been widely explored and several models have been proposed to reproduce it. However …

A multiscale model for the multiaxial anisotropic damage of double-network gels

L Ogouari, Q Guo, F Zaïri, TT Mai, JP Gong… - Mechanics of …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Double-network (DN) gels possess exceptional mechanical properties and hold great
promise as innovative soft materials due to their peculiar inherent structure made of a first …

A general continuum damage model for soft composites

L Zhan, S Wang, S Qu, P Steinmann, R **ao - Journal of the Mechanics and …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Soft composites, including filled rubbers, nanocomposite gels, double network hydrogels,
and multiple network elastomers, all exhibit stress-softening behavior in loading–unloading …

[HTML][HTML] A network evolution model for the anisotropic Mullins effect in carbon black filled rubbers

R Dargazany, M Itskov - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2009‏ - Elsevier
To the best of our knowledge, there are no constitutive models that properly describe
experimental data on anisotropy of the Mullins effect. In this paper, such a micro-mechanical …

A damage directional constitutive model for Mullins effect with permanent set and induced anisotropy

J Diani, M Brieu, JM Vacherand - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2006‏ - Elsevier
A stress softening, commonly known as the Mullins effect, is observed usually in filled
rubberlike materials after the first load. Experimental observations have shown that the …

A review on the mullins effect in tough elastomers and gels

L Zhan, S Qu, R **ao - Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, 2024‏ - Springer
Tough elastomers and gels have garnered broad research interest due to their wide-ranging
potential applications. However, during the loading and unloading cycles, a clear stress …