Modelling the chemo-mechanical responses of solid solutions far from
equilibrium under heterogeneous stresses
Abstract
We present a coupled thermodynamically-consistent framework for the
reactive chemo-mechanical responses of solid solutions. Specifically, we
focus on chemically active solid solutions subject to mechanical effects
due to heterogeneous stresses distributions, where the stress generation
process (pressure) is driven solely by volume changes associated with
the chemical processes. Throughout this paper, we use the model to
describe common geological processes. Furthermore, simulation results of
a three-phases solid solution provide insights into the phenomena and
verify the interleaving between the physical and chemical interactions
at solid-state. In particular, we show the evolution of the
thermodynamic pressure as the system goes to the steady state.