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Elastic Solids with Strain-Gradient Elastic Boundary Surfaces
Recent works have shown that in contrast to classical linear elastic fracture mechanics, endowing crack fronts in a brittle Green-elastic solid with...
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A Well-Posed Definition for Plastic Strain Rate in Indentation
To compare hardness versus strain rate data from different kinds of indentation creep test can be challenging. It is often difficult to determine...
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Anisotropic Elastic Strain-Gradient Continuum from the Macro-Scale to the Granular Micro-Scale
A multi-scale framework is constructed for the computation of the stiffness tensors of an elastic strain-gradient continuum endowed with an...
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Analytical solutions for deep tunnels in strain-softening rocks modeled by different elastic strain definitions with the unified strength theory
This paper presents the analytical solutions for the responses of tunnels excavated in rock masses exhibiting strain-softening behavior. Since...
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Elastic Constitutive Equations
Elastic deformation is induced by the reversible deformation of material particles themselves without a mutual slip between them. They therefore...
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Description of elastic–plastic stress–strain transition in cyclic plasticity and its effect on springback prediction
In the cyclic plasticity deformation of metallic materials, nonlinear elastic unloading and subsequent smooth elastic–plastic stress–strain behavior...
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FFT-Homogenization of Elastic and Thermo-elastic Properties of Concrete
Meso-scale homogenization of elastic and thermo-elastic properties of concrete is carried out using a semi-random sequential adsorption algorithm...
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Alternative finite strain viscoelastic models: constant and strain rate-dependent viscosity
In this study, we present alternative viscoelastic models for materials develo** large strains. The novelty of these models is the definition of...
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Adhesive contact behavior between piezoelectric and elastic materials with a mismatch strain
The adhesive contact behavior between an elastic cylinder and a transversely isotropic piezoelectric cylinder under a pair of external forces and a...
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Macroscopic definition of Bishop’s χ function in double porosity soils
This work analyses the macroscopic definition of Bishop’s χ function for double porosity soils by imposing the thermodynamic consistency of the...
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Analysis of springback of aluminum and high-strength steels through a new large strain anisotropic elastoplastic formulation based on elastic corrector rates
Aluminum and high-strength steels (HSS) are increasingly being employed in the sheet metal forming in the automotive, aeronautical, and household...
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Strain-Based Fatigue Analysis—Low Cycle Fatigue
Three regions were identified in Sect. 1.2 and shown in Fig. 1.10 as Region...
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Experimental determination of elastic properties in laminate composite material orthotropic plies
The theoretical and analytical models for studying the mechanical behavior of composite materials have a great importance due to the innumerable...
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Strain Measurement
The basic technique to measure force in any kind of wind tunnel balance is the measurement of the strain on an elastic spring that is deformed by the...
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Anisotropy and Asymmetry of the Elastic Tensor of Lattice Materials
Lattice materials formed by hinged springs or linear elastic bonds may exhibit diverse anisotropy and asymmetry features of the overall elastic...
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Waves in a 2-D Elastic Space
An elastic layer can be understood as two parallel surfaces bounding a 3-D elastic space. In such circumstances the presence of the bounding surfaces...
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Waves in a 1-D Elastic Space
Longitudinal waves in a 1-D elastic space, likewise Rayleigh waves in a 2-D elastic space, also result from a simultaneous reflection and interaction...
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A Generalized Ogden-Type Elastically Isotropic Hyperelastic Model Including Elastic-Viscoplastic Response
The objective of this paper is to generalize an Ogden-type model for elastically isotropic response to include elastic-viscoplastic response. The...
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An elastic-plastic theoretical analysis model of wheel-rail rolling contact behaviour
An accurate wheel-rail contact theoretical model is crucial for predicting wheel-rail wear and rolling contact fatigue. The plastic damage occurs...
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On the Strain Rate Sensitivity Measured by Nanoindentation at High Strain Rates
The flow stress of a material can be strongly dependent on the rate of applied strain. Measuring the strain rate sensitivity can reveal key insights...
