A constitutive theory for shape memory polymers. Part II: A linearized model for small deformations

By Yi-chao Chen, Dimitris C. Lagoudas. 2008

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A thermodynamically-consistent 3 D constitutive model for shape memory polymers (2012, methodology): “Such a decomposition has already been applied in other works (Liu et al., 2006; Chen and Lagoudas, 2008a; Kim et al., 2010). ep ¼ urer þugeG ð2Þ where subscripts r and g stand for the rubbery and glassy phases, respectively. eG represents the total strain in the glassy phase.”
Thermally actuated shape-memory polymers: Experiments, theory, and numerical simulations (2010, methodology): “Significant modeling efforts have also been published (e.g., Liu et al., 2006; Chen and Lagoudas, 2008; Qi et al., 2008; Nguyen et al., 2008).”
Shape morphing solar shadings: A review (2016, methodology): “Linear viscoelasticity models are used to describe the behaviour of SMPs at a macroscopic level [98, 127].”
Shape-memory polymers and their composites: Stimulus methods and applications (2011, background): “To date, an understanding of the thermomechanical behavior of SMPs is still limited to the special cases of small one-dimensional deformation [51,52,163,164].”