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relaxation-power

Module: solid

Category: materialprop

Type string: "relaxation-power"

Parameters

Name Description Default Units
tau time constant 0 [t]
beta power exponent 0 []

Description

The material type for this relaxation function is relaxation-power.

The reduced relaxation function for this material type is given by

\[ g\left(t\right)=\frac{1}{\left(1+\frac{t}{\tau}\right)^{\beta}} \]