Finite Deformations of Internally Pressurized Synthetic Compressible Cylindrical Rubber-Like Material

Abstract

The finite deformation of internally pressurized isotropic compressible synthetic rubber-like material governed by Levinson and Burgess strain energy function is analysed. A second-order nonlinear ordinary differential (Lane-Emden) equationwith shooting boundary value was derivedfor the determination of displacements distributions. Several analytical methods were employed to solve the resulting boundary value problem but no closed form solution was obtained at the moment. Fortunately, a lot of software have been developed to handle such highly nonlinear second order ordinary differential equations with specific values of parameters. Also, the stresses acting on the material were determined. We obtained numerical solution by applying shooting method and validated the result using collocation method on mathematica (ode45 solver). The simulation of the system is made forρ = 14N/m², and the cylindrical symmetric deformation attained its maximum displacements and stresses atr(1) = 1.16638m and σ_rr = (-1.2973e-05)kg/m/s². We were able to develop numerical schemes using shooting and Collocation methods which made it easier to determine position of maximum stresses and pressure in a cylindrical material of Levinson-Burgess strain energy function. These numerical schemes can solve any nonlinear second-order ordinary differential equations with any given boundary conditions on Mathematica Software. The results of the two schemes were statistically compared using t-test and results obtained showed, the two methods have no significant difference which validates the solutions.