Within the framework of the micropolar theory of continuum we discuss the
constitutive equations of viscoelastic micropolar thin-walled structures, i.e.
viscoelastic micropolar plates and shells. Starting from the linear viscoelastic
micropolar continuum and using the correspondence principle of the linear
viscoelasticity we extend the procedure of reduction of three-dimensional equilibrium
equations of elastic shell-like solids to the case of viscoelastic behavior. We
restricted ourselves by constitutive equations of differential type. In other
words, we consider both 2D and 3D constitutive equations which are linear
dependencies between certain set of time derivatives of stress and strain
measures.
Chair of Engineering Mechanics
Institute of Mechanics, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering
Otto-von-Guericke-Universität
Universitätsplatz 1
39106 Magdeburg
Germany