Notes Visco-elasticity

1.1 Three theorems of visco-elasticity First Theorem: Let's consider a visco-elastic body, under static loads (varying in time) and constrained by fixed constrains, its tensional state is equal to the same of a pure elastic body under the same forces. Remark: This theorem means that if you have a visco-elastic beam under some forces and with some fixed constrains, the internal actions in the beam are the same of an elastic one. Make attention: the tensional state is the same, but body deformation isn't the same. If is the total deformation, we have:

where:

is the elastic deformation; is the creep coefficient; is the Young Modulus at t0 (when the concrete sample is loaded). E(t) is the Young Modulus at t (when we mesure the deformation).

So the Visco-elastic deformation is omotetic to the pure elastic one.

Second theorem: Let's consider a visco-elastic body, under impressed displacement, its tensional state decreases following this expression:

where: is the tensional state calculated in a pure elastic way; R(t,t0) is the relaxion function; E is the Young Modulus. Remark: If we consider a foundation sujected by a displacement of the ground, for an elastic beam these displacements give rise to bending moments. But inside a visco-elastic beam the concrete "dissipates" this tension state induced by imposed displacements, reducing it. Third theorem (corollary of the first two theorems): Let's consider a stucture that changes its contraints during its life, the reaction of these constrains added is equal to :

where: is the reaction of structure with this constrain in elastic domain; R(t,t') is the relaxion function (t' is the instant in which we add the constrain); E is the Young Modulus. Remark: This theorem says that the structure with postponed constrains tends to the situation in elastinc domain with preexisting constrains. 1.2 Trost formulation Trost formulated linear formulation for deformations:

and after some mathematical passages , he formulated that:

where is the tension in elastic domain; E(t0) is the Young Modulus at t0;