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Title: An extended three-field principle to scale-bridge the granular micromechanics of polymer-bonded particulate materials

Journal Article · · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Observed phenomena of damage, viscoelasticity, and viscoplasticity in polymer-bonded particulate materials (PBPM), like polymer-bonded explosive (PBX), are accommodated in a scale-bridging constitutive model based on granular micromechanics. An extended three-field variational principle with min - max optimization problem is introduced to homogenize the bonded aggregates’ grain-scale contact mechanics. Similarly to prior applications of a three-field principle, volume constraints are invoked to embed microscale-to-macroscale correspondences for kinematic and static volumetric measures, like mean strain and its energy-conjugate stress invariant. Unlike prior applications, our three-field principle realizes a strain-driven model for effective constitutive behavior due to bonded intergranular contact. In conclusion, the resultant micro-sphere integration-based homogenization is demonstrated in comparison to existing publicly-available measurements to capture the extreme tension/compression constitutive asymmetry exhibited by PBPMs (specifically PBX-9501) during material softening.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
Grant/Contract Number:
89233218CNA000001
OSTI ID:
2479495
Report Number(s):
LA-UR--22-29583
Journal Information:
Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Journal Name: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Vol. 416; ISSN 0045-7825
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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