Considerations in the Experimental Determination of Constitutive Parameters for Finite Strain Plasticity

Abstract

Various experimental procedures for measurement of quasi-static constitutive parameters for finite strain elastoplasticity are discussed in relation to counterpart finite element analyses of specimen deformation. It is concluded that the usefulness of such analyses is limited by the assumption made in the formulations of current computer codes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA285410

Entities

People

  • Norris J. Huffington Jr.

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Applied Mathematics
  • Civil Engineering
  • Commerce
  • Computers
  • Elastic Properties
  • Elastoplasticity
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Materials
  • Mathematics
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Plastic Properties
  • Shear Stresses
  • United States

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  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.