On the viscoelastic characterization of the Jeffreys–Lomnitz law of creep
On the viscoelastic characterization of the Jeffreys–Lomnitz law of creep
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DOI:
10.1007/s00397-012-0634-x
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发表时间:
2011-12
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2.3
通讯作者:
F. Mainardi;G. Spada
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作者:
F. Mainardi;G. Spada
In 1958, Jeffreys (Geophys J R Astron Soc 1:92–95) proposed a power law of creep, generalizing the logarithmic law earlier introduced by Lomnitz, to broaden the geophysical applications to fluid-like materials including igneous rocks. This generalized law, however, can be applied also to solid-like viscoelastic materials. We revisit the Jeffreys–Lomnitz law of creep by allowing its power law exponentα, usually limited to the range 0 ≤α≤ 1 to all negative values. This is consistent with the linear theory of viscoelasticity because the creep function still remains a Bernstein function, that is positive with a completely monotone derivative, with a related spectrum of retardation times. The complete rangeα≤ 1 yields a continuous transition from a Hooke elastic solid with no creepto a Maxwell fluid with linear creeppassing through the Lomnitz viscoelastic body with logarithmic creep, which separates solid-like from fluid-like behaviors. Furthermore, we numerically compute the relaxation modulus and provide the analytical expression of the spectrum of retardation times corresponding to the Jeffreys–Lomnitz creep law extended to allα≤ 1.