“Numerical Solution of Wave Propagation Phenomena in Viscoelastic Materials”
Thursday 23 May 2024 h. 15:30 - Room 2BC30 - Nicolò Crescenzio (Padova, Dip. Mat.)
Abstract
Many materials, such as plastics, wood, concrete and metals at high temperatures, exhibit a mechanical behaviour that is intermediate between the elastic and the viscous one. Consequently, these materials cannot be adequately described using the well-known classical theories of elasticity and viscosity and it is therefore necessary to consider a more general theory that is capable of modelling the behaviour of these materials, also known as viscoelastic materials.
In the first part of the talk, we will provide a brief overview of the theory of linear viscoelasticity, with a particular focus on the so-called Kelvin-Voigt rheology. Then, we will discuss the problem of viscoelastic wave propagation phenomena in a Kelvin-Voigt heterogeneous material and show numerical results obtained by means of a Galerkin spectral approach.
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