The problem of transient propagation in a homogeneous linear viscoelastic solid is investigated by means of the wave splitting technique. Two mechanical viscoelastic models are considered in particular, corresponding respectively to a single Maxwell element and to the series of a Maxwell element plus a Kelvin element. Analytical solutions for the split field are evaluated in terms of the wave p...

Native cell-material interactions occur on materials differing in their structural composition, chemistry, and physical compliance. While the last two decades have shown the importance of traction forces during cell-material interactions, they have been almost exclusively presented on purely elastic in vitro materials. Yet, most bodily tissue materials exhibit some level of viscoelasticity, whi...

Introduction. In this work the dynamic contact of a hemispherical indenter covered by a thick viscoelastic layer and pressed against a flat rigid surface is modeled. The goal is to investigate the dynamic behavior of robotic fingertips composed by an inner rigid structure covered by a soft layer, mimicking the human biological model. A quasi-linear model, frequently used to describe the behavio...

In this paper, based on Kelvin and Linear Standard Solid models, dynamic response and the buckling load of a viscoelastic beam under  lateral and axial loads have been determined. The governing equations have been extracted using Euler  and Timoshenko theories and their analytical solutions have been obtained by using the eigenfunctions expansion method. Buckling load have been calculated by us...

There are a number of interesting applications where modeling elastic and/or viscoelastic materials is fundamental, including uses in civil engineering, the food industry, land mine detection and ultrasonic imaging. Here we provide an overview of the subject for both elastic and viscoelastic materials in order to understand the behavior of these materials. We begin with a brief introduction of ...

Abstract Nowadays, With the wide application of metals and polymeric materials, how to describe property Viscoelastic material apply them in engineering has become more critical. Due lack insight into mechanical properties viscoelastic many scholars have done a lot experiments studying behavior materials. Axial tensile tests were conducted on specimens derive different behaviors metals, polymer...