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Fast multipole boundary element analysis of 2D viscoelastic composites with imperfect interfaces

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A fast multipole boundary element method (FMBEM) is developed for the analysis of 2D linear viscoelastic composites with imperfect viscoelastic interfaces. The transformed fast multipole formulations are established using the time domain method. To simulate the viscoelastic behavior of imperfect interfaces that are frequently encountered in practice, the Kelvin type model is introduced. The FMBEM is further improved by incorporating naturally the interaction among inclusions as well as eliminating the phenomenon of material penetration. Since all the integrals are evaluated analytically, high accuracy and fast convergence of the numerical scheme are obtained. Several numerical examples, including planar viscoelastic composites with a single inclusion or randomly distributed multi-inclusions are presented. The numerical results are compared with the developed analytical solutions, which illustrates that the proposed FMBEM is very efficient in determining the macroscopic viscoelastic behavior of the particle-reinforced composites with the presence of imperfect interfaces. The laboratory measurements of the mixture creep compliance of asphalt concrete are also compared with the prediction by the developed model.

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    XingYi Zhu & ZhiYi Huang

  2. Department of Engineering Mechanics, Zhejiang University, Yuquan Campus, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    WeiQiu Chen

  3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45221-0072, USA

    YiJun Liu

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Zhu, X., Chen, W., Huang, Z. et al. Fast multipole boundary element analysis of 2D viscoelastic composites with imperfect interfaces. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 53, 2160–2171 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-010-4023-3

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