Amorphous polymer model and calibration (Ames, 2003)

1. Calibration of the Loading Response

(𝛼)
1.1. Defining 𝜇̇ (𝛼) = 0, elimination of 𝜇𝑐𝑣 and 𝑐 (𝛼),
(𝛼)
𝜇𝑐𝑣 = 0 MPa, 𝑐 (0) = 0 MPa.
1.2. Assume that the initial values of the viscoplastic 𝜇 (𝛼) ate equivalent since the initial values
are quite linear,
(1)
𝜇𝑖 = 𝜇𝑖 = 𝜇 (2) = 𝜇 (3) .
1.3. Define 𝜇 (0) as reasonably insignificant in the fitting procedure,
𝜇 (0) = 0 MPa.
1.4. The model is approximated as rate-independent, choosing 𝑚(𝛼) to be a small number,
𝑚(𝛼) = 0.01.
1.5. The value for 𝜖̇0 is set in order to match the strain rate,
𝜖̇ (𝛼) = 0.0003.
1.6. By examining the initial portion of the experimental stress-strain curve, the Young’s
Modulus and an approximated value for 𝜇𝑖 can be easily determined.
(1)
𝐸, 𝜇𝑖 , 𝜇 (2) , 𝜇 (3) .
(1,2,3)
1.7. It is possible to determine a range in which 𝑠𝑖 should lie.
(1,2,3)
20 MPa < 𝑠𝑖 < 60 MPa.
(0)
1.8. The value of 𝑠𝑖 should be at the point where the stress-strain curve starts to significantly
deviate from linearity.
(0)
𝑠𝑖 = 80 MPa.
1.9. From Gearing (2003), it is chosen the rubbery modulus (𝜇𝑅 ) and the locking stretch (𝜆𝐿 ),
𝜇𝑅 = 10 MPa, 𝜆𝐿 = 1.5.
1.10. It is supposed that 𝜑𝑖 should be zero.
𝜑𝑖 = 0.
1.11. The parameter ℎ0 is the only one that affects the pre-yield slope.
ℎ0 .
1.12. The parameter 𝜑𝑐𝑣 can be fixed because its influence can be monitored be changing the
parameters 𝑏 and 𝑔0 together,
𝜑𝑐𝑣 = 0.001,
𝑏, 𝑔0 .
1.13. Changes in 𝑠𝑐𝑣 simply shift the region up and down,
(0)
𝑠𝑐𝑣 .
2. Calibration of the Unloading Response
(𝛼)
2.1. The objective is to find reasonable values for 𝑐 (𝛼) and 𝜇𝑐𝑣 .
(1) (2) (3)
𝜇𝑐𝑣 > 𝜇𝑐𝑣 > 𝜇𝑐𝑣 , 𝑐 (1) > 𝑐 (2) > 𝑐 (3) .

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2.2. Plot 𝜇̇ (𝛼) with strain to verify the proper softening rates of 𝜇 (𝛼) one should pick a strain
(𝛼)
level at which 𝜇 (𝛼) should reach 𝜇𝑐𝑣 and choose 𝑐 (𝛼) in order to obtain that goal. If 𝑐 (𝛼) is
too high, problems may appear.
𝜇 (𝛼)
𝜇̇ (𝛼) = 𝑐 (𝛼) (1 − (𝛼)
) 𝜑̇ ,
𝜇𝑐𝑣
(𝛼)
𝜇𝑐𝑣 , 𝑐 (𝛼) .
3. Calibration of the Creep Response
3.1. Estimate the rate-sensitivity parameters 𝑚(𝛼).
𝑚(1,2,3) > 𝑚(0) .
4. Data Table
Parameter Ames Code Ames Model Considered Value Status Topic N Parameters
(0) 1.1.
𝜇𝑐𝑣 1 MPa 0 MPa 1/0 MPa 1
𝑐 (0) 0 MPa 0 MPa 0 MPa 1.1. 1
(0) 1.3.
𝜇𝑖 1 MPa 0 MPa 1/0 MPa 1
𝑚 (0) 0.086 0.085 0.01 1.4., 3.1. 1
𝑚(1,2,3) 0.14 0.17 0.01 1.4., 3.1. 3
(0,1,2,3) 1.5.
𝜖̇0 0.00028868 0.0003 0.0003 4
(1,2,3) 1.6.
𝜇𝑖 9000 MPa 3500 MPa ? 3
𝐸 3200 MPa 4200 MPa ? 1.6. 1
(0)
𝑠𝑖 77.942 MPa 77 MPa 77 MPa 1.8. 1
(1) 1.7.
𝑠𝑖 25.981 MPa 26 MPa 26 MPa 1
(2) 1.7.
𝑠𝑖 43.301 MPa 43 MPa 43 MPa 1
(3)
𝑠𝑖 50.962 MPa 61 MPa 61 MPa 1.7. 1
𝜇𝑅 15 MPa 17 MPa 10 MPa 1.9. 1
𝜆𝐿 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.9. 1
𝜑𝑖 0 0 0 1.10. 1
ℎ0 7500 MPa 12000 MPa ? 1.11. 1
𝜑𝑐𝑣 0.001 0.001 0.001 1.12. 1
𝑏 ? 850 ? 1.12. 1
𝑔0 0.010 0.012 0.010/0.012 1.12. 1
(0) 1.13.
𝑠𝑐𝑣 62.354 MPa 62 MPa 62 MPa 1
(1) 2.1., 2.2.
𝜇𝑐𝑣 1100 MPa 1100 MPa 1100 MPa 1
(2) 2.1., 2.2.
𝜇𝑐𝑣 400 MPa 400 MPa 400 MPa 1
(3) 2.1., 2.2.
𝜇𝑐𝑣 200 MPa 200 MPa 200 MPa 1
𝑐 (1) 4500000 MPa 4500 MPa ? 2.1., 2.2. 1
𝑐 (2) 1800000 MPa 1800 MPa ? 2.1., 2.2. 1
𝑐 (3) 1300000 MPa 1300 MPa ? 2.1., 2.2. 1
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