An integrated viscoelastic modeling framework combining analytical and FEM approaches: Application to WSe2 coatings
Abstract
This work presents an integrated methodology combining analytical and finite element FEM based viscoelastic modeling for characterizing the nanoindentation response of coatings. The proposed framework combines two complementary modeling approaches: an analytical model based on the Burgers formulation to analyze nanoindentation load displacement data and extract rheological parameters, and a numerical FEM model implemented in ABAQUS using a 2D axisymmetric indenter coating substrate configuration with viscoelasticity represented through Prony series. An automated inverse optimization routine employing the Nelder Mead simplex algorithm minimizes the discrepancy between experimental and simulated responses. The methodology is demonstrated and validated on WSe2 coatings, showing an agreement between the analytical predictions, FEM simulations, and experimental measurements. Despite the geometric simplifications, the FEM approach provides accurate predictions while maintaining high computational efficiency of time dependent mechanical behavior. The proposed framework provides a robust tool for characterizing viscoelastic behavior from nanoindentation data while enabling access to internal stress and strain fields, thereby offering deeper insight into plastic deformation, crack initiation, and failure mechanism.
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BibTeX
@misc{bensalem2026integrated,
title = {{An integrated viscoelastic modeling framework combining analytical and FEM approaches: Application to WSe2 coatings}},
author = {Mohamed Bensalem and Fateh Bahadur and Yue Wang and Nabil Daghbouj and Tomas Polcar},
howpublished = {arXiv},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.48550/arxiv.2609.07292},
eprint = {2609.07292},
archivePrefix = {arXiv},
url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.07292},
note = {CC BY-NC-SA 4.0},
}
RIS
TY - UNPB
TI - An integrated viscoelastic modeling framework combining analytical and FEM approaches: Application to WSe2 coatings
AU - Mohamed Bensalem
AU - Fateh Bahadur
AU - Yue Wang
AU - Nabil Daghbouj
AU - Tomas Polcar
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/07
PB - arXiv
DO - 10.48550/arxiv.2609.07292
UR - https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.07292
AB - This work presents an integrated methodology combining analytical and finite element FEM based viscoelastic modeling for characterizing the nanoindentation response of coatings. The proposed framework combines two complementary modeling approaches: an analytical model based on the Burgers formulation to analyze nanoindentation load displacement data and extract rheological parameters, and a numerical FEM model implemented in ABAQUS using a 2D axisymmetric indenter coating substrate configuration with viscoelasticity represented through Prony series. An automated inverse optimization routine employing the Nelder Mead simplex algorithm minimizes the discrepancy between experimental and simulated responses. The methodology is demonstrated and validated on WSe2 coatings, showing an agreement between the analytical predictions, FEM simulations, and experimental measurements. Despite the geometric simplifications, the FEM approach provides accurate predictions while maintaining high computational efficiency of time dependent mechanical behavior. The proposed framework provides a robust tool for characterizing viscoelastic behavior from nanoindentation data while enabling access to internal stress and strain fields, thereby offering deeper insight into plastic deformation, crack initiation, and failure mechanism.
ER -