The tensile properties of strain-crystallising vulcanisates. I. A new theory to explain strengthening

A new finite element based on the theory

A new finite element based on the theory of a Cosserat point—extension to initially distorted elements for 2D plane strain

✍ E. F. I. Boerner; S. Loehnert; P. Wriggers 📂 Article 📅 2007 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 351 KB

## Abstract This paper describes an improvement of the Cosserat point element formulation for initially distorted, non‐rectangular shaped elements in 2D. The original finite element formulation for 3D large deformations shows excellent behaviour for sensitive geometries, large deformations, coarse