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Symmetrisation and hyperbolicity of first-order conservation laws in large strain compressible viscoelasticity using the smoothed particle hydrodynamics method

Chun Hean Lee Orcid Logo, Antonio Gil Orcid Logo, Tadas Jaugielavičius, Thomas Richardson, Sébastien Boyaval Orcid Logo, Damien Violeau Orcid Logo, Javier Bonet Orcid Logo

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, Volume: 452, Issue: Part B, Start page: 118742

Swansea University Authors: Antonio Gil Orcid Logo, Thomas Richardson

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DOI (Published version): 10.1016/j.cma.2026.118742

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This paper presents a new first-order hyperbolic framework with relaxation (or dissipation) terms for large strain viscoelastic solids. The framework is based on a compressible Maxwell-type viscoelastic model and integrates linear momentum conservation, geometric conservation laws, and evolution equ...

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Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering
ISSN: 0045-7825 1879-2138
Published: Elsevier BV 2026
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa71236
Abstract: This paper presents a new first-order hyperbolic framework with relaxation (or dissipation) terms for large strain viscoelastic solids. The framework is based on a compressible Maxwell-type viscoelastic model and integrates linear momentum conservation, geometric conservation laws, and evolution equations for internal variables. First, we propose a polyconvex strain energy function that is jointly convex with respect to the deformation measures and internal variables. Second, we introduce a generalised convex entropy function to symmetrise the hyperbolic system in terms of dual conjugate (entropy) variables. Third, we demonstrate that the system is hyperbolic (i.e., real wave speeds) under all deformation states, and that the relaxation terms correctly capture viscoelastic dissipation. Fourth, we present an upwinding Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) [1–3] scheme that enforces the second law of thermodynamics semi-discretely and uses the time rate of the generalised convex entropy to monitor internal dissipation and stabilise the simulation. Finally, the proposed framework is validated through numerical examples and benchmarked against the in-house Updated Reference Lagragian SPH [2,3] and vertex-centred finite volume [4–7] algorithms, demonstrating stability, accuracy, and consistent energy dissipation.
Keywords: Solid dynamics; Conservation laws; Smoothed particle hydrodynamic; Viscoelasticity; Riemann solver; Large strain
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Funders: CHL and TJ acknowledge support provided by FIFTY2 Technology GmbH (project 322835), AJG and TR from UK AWE (project PO 40062030), and JB from project POTENTIAL (PID2022-141957OB-C21) funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, UE. AJG also acknowledges support from The Leverhulme Trust Fellowship, and CHL acknowledges support from the RSE Personal Research Fellowship.
Issue: Part B
Start Page: 118742

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