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Nonlinear electroelasticity

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Electro-sensitive (ES) elastomers are “smart materials” whose mechanical properties may be changed significantly by the application of an electric field. In this paper, we provide a theoretical basis for the characterization of the nonlinear electroelastic properties of these materials. The theory is then applied to some simple prototype boundary-value problems in order to illustrate the effect of an electric field on the mechanical response.

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  1. Center of Mechanics and Structural Dynamics, Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10/E2063, 1040, Vienna, Austria

    A. Dorfmann

  2. Department of Mathematics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G12 8QW, UK

    R. W. Ogden

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Dorfmann, A., Ogden, R. Nonlinear electroelasticity. Acta Mechanica 174, 167–183 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-004-0202-2

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