A visco-hyperelastic model with Mullins effect for polyurethane elastomers combining a phenomenological approach with macromolecular information

The classical generalized formulations for nonlinear viscoelastic behaviour do not represent the state of the art of modelling elastomeric materials and significant effects observed on polyurethane elastomers are not accurately predicted such as the loss of stiffness and the presence of residual strain by the Mullins effect. In this context, the present work proposes a model building strategy for visco-hyperelastic materials with Mullins effect...