An analytical molecular mechanics model for the elastic properties of crystalline polyethylene
- We present an analytical model to relate the elastic properties of crystalline polyethylene based on a molecular mechanics approach. Along the polymer chains direction, the united-atom (UA) CH2-CH2 bond stretching, angle bending potentials are replaced with equivalent Euler-Bernoulli beams. Between any two polymer chains, the explicit formulae are derived for the van der Waals interactionWe present an analytical model to relate the elastic properties of crystalline polyethylene based on a molecular mechanics approach. Along the polymer chains direction, the united-atom (UA) CH2-CH2 bond stretching, angle bending potentials are replaced with equivalent Euler-Bernoulli beams. Between any two polymer chains, the explicit formulae are derived for the van der Waals interaction represented by the linear springs of different stiffness. Then, the nine independent elastic constants are evaluated systematically using the formulae. The analytical model is finally validated by present united-atom molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and against available all-atom molecular dynamics results in the literature. The established analytical model provides an efficient route for mechanical characterization of crystalline polymers and related materials.…
Dokumentart: | Artikel (Wissenschaftlicher) |
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Verfasserangaben: | Dr. Jun-Hua Zhao, Wanlin Guo, Timon RabczukORCiDGND |
DOI (Zitierlink): | https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4745035Zitierlink |
Titel des übergeordneten Werkes (Englisch): | Journal of Applied Physics |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Datum der Veröffentlichung (online): | 26.08.2017 |
Jahr der Erstveröffentlichung: | 2012 |
Datum der Freischaltung: | 26.08.2017 |
Veröffentlichende Institution: | Bauhaus-Universität Weimar |
Institute und Partnereinrichtugen: | Fakultät Bauingenieurwesen / Institut für Strukturmechanik (ISM) |
GND-Schlagwort: | Angewandte Mathematik; Strukturmechanik |
DDC-Klassifikation: | 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 620 Ingenieurwissenschaften |
500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 510 Mathematik / 519 Wahrscheinlichkeiten, angewandte Mathematik | |
BKL-Klassifikation: | 31 Mathematik / 31.80 Angewandte Mathematik |
50 Technik allgemein / 50.31 Technische Mechanik | |
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