Yield Functions and Flow Rules for Porous Pressure-Dependent Strain-Hardening Polymeric Materials

1999 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. Lee ◽  
J. Oung
Keyword(s):  
Closed Form ◽  
Strain Hardening ◽  
Upper Bound ◽  
Plastic Material ◽  
Yield Criterion ◽  
Polymeric Materials ◽  
Yield Function ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Yield Functions ◽  
Spherical Voids

To characterize the response of progressively damaged glassy polymers due to the presence and evolution of voids, yield functions and flow rules were developed systematically for a pressure-dependent matrix following the modified von Mises criterion. A rigid-perfectly plastic material was first assumed. The upper bound method was used with a velocity field which has volume preserving and shape changing portions. Macroscopic yield criterion in analytical closed form was first obtained for spherical voids which is valid for all possible macroscopic strain rate fields. Macroscopic yield criteria in analytical closed form were then obtained for cylindrical voids for the special cases of axisymmetric and plane-strain modes of deformation. The upper-bound solutions were subsequently improved to better match analytical solutions for pure hydrostatic loading. Characteristics of the yield function as a function of pressure dependency and void fraction were studied in detail. Generalization of the model for spherical voids to include elasticity as well as strain hardening of the matrix was then obtained. An example for the uniaxial response of a progressively damaged material was then used to illustrate one possible application of the full set of constitutive equations. [S0021-8936(00)02902-0]

Limit Analysis of Ice Sheet Indentation

1983 ◽  
Vol 105 (3) ◽  
pp. 352-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Karr ◽  
S. C. Das
Keyword(s):  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Plastic Material ◽  
Yield Criterion ◽  
Ice Sheet ◽  
Yield Function ◽  
Infinite Layer ◽  
Perfectly Plastic ◽  
Aspect Ratios ◽  
Yield Functions ◽  
Stress Ratios

The methods of plastic limit analysis are used to determine the indentation pressures of a flat rectangular punch on an ice sheet. The ice sheet is idealized as a semi-infinite layer of elastic-perfectly plastic material. Lower bounds are computed by application of the lower bound limit theorem. The suitability of basic yield functions are assessed based on their ability to predict failure at demonstrated ice failure stress ratios. The particular yield functions that are employed include the generalized Mohr-Coulomb (or Drucker-Prager) criterion, a modified Drucker-Prager criterion, as well as a parabolic yield criterion used previously in literature on this topic. A study of the effects on indentation pressure of varying ice strength parameters is presented. Limit analysis solutions are obtained for plane stress conditions, and thus the applicability of a particular yield function can be evaluated for a range of ice strengths for indentation problems involving high aspect ratios.

Forming Limit Analysis of Sheet Metals Based on a Generalized Deformation Theory

2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. 260-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. L. Chow ◽  
M. Jie ◽  
S. J. Hu
Keyword(s):  
Strain Hardening ◽  
Deformation Theory ◽  
Yield Criterion ◽  
Strain Ratio ◽  
Yield Function ◽  
Forming Limit ◽  
Sheet Metals ◽  
Theory Of Plasticity ◽  
Von Mises Yield Criterion ◽  
Von Mises

This paper presents the development of a generalized method to predict forming limits of sheet metals. The vertex theory, which was developed by Sto¨ren and Rice (1975) and recently simplified by Zhu, Weinmann and Chandra (2001), is employed in the analysis to characterize the localized necking (or localized bifurcation) mechanism in elastoplastic materials. The plastic anisotropy of materials is considered. A generalized deformation theory of plasticity is proposed. The theory considers Hosford’s high-order yield criterion (1979), Hill’s quadratic yield criterion and the von Mises yield criterion. For the von Mises yield criterion, the generalized deformation theory reduces to the conventional deformation theory of plasticity, i.e., the J2-theory. Under proportional loading condition, the direction of localized band is known to vary with the loading path at the negative strain ratio region or the left hand side (LHS) of forming limit diagrams (FLDs). On the other hand, the localized band is assumed to be always perpendicular to the major strain at the positive strain ratio region or the right hand side (RHS) of FLDs. Analytical expressions for critical tangential modulus are derived for both LHS and RHS of FLDs. For a given strain hardening rule, the limit strains can be calculated and consequently the FLD is determined. Especially, when assuming power-law strain hardening, the limit strains can be explicitly given on both sides of FLD. Whatever form of a yield criterion is adopted, the LHS of the FLD always coincides with that given by Hill’s zero-extension criterion. However, at the RHS of FLD, the forming limit depends largely on the order of a chosen yield function. Typically, a higher order yield function leads to a lower limit strain. The theoretical result of this study is compared with those reported by earlier researchers for Al 2028 and Al 6111-T4 (Grafand Hosford, 1993; Chow et al., 1997).

Limit Design of a Full Reinforcement for a Circular Cutout in a Uniform Slab

1952 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 397-401
Author(s):  
H. J. Weiss ◽  
W. Prager ◽  
P. G. Hodge
Keyword(s):  
Upper Bound ◽  
Plastic Material ◽  
Yield Criterion ◽  
Curved Beam ◽  
Shearing Stress ◽  
Concentric Ring ◽  
Perfectly Plastic ◽  
Circular Cutout

Abstract A thin square slab with a central circular cutout reinforced by a concentric ring is subjected to uniform tensions Tx and Ty on the exterior edges. It is desired to determine the dimensions of the reinforcement if the slab is not to collapse under any load which could be supported by a similar slab without any cutout or reinforcement. It is assumed that the slab and reinforcement are made of a perfectly plastic material which satisfies the Tresca yield criterion of maximum shearing stress, and that the dimensions of the reinforcement are such that it may reasonably be approximated by a curved beam. Under these assumptions, an upper bound on the necessary thickness of the reinforcement for any given radius is obtained. Certain practical limitations of the theory are discussed.

Three-Dimensional Analysis of Ice Sheet Indentation: Limit Analysis Solutions

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. Karr ◽  
J. C. Watson ◽  
M. HooFatt
Keyword(s):  
Upper Bound ◽  
Limit Analysis ◽  
Plastic Material ◽  
Yield Criterion ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ice Sheet ◽  
Upper Bound Theorem ◽  
Infinite Layer ◽  
Perfectly Plastic ◽  
Aspect Ratios

A method is presented for determining the collapse pressures of an ice sheet subjected to a uniformly distributed edge load by applying the upper-bound theorem of limit analysis. The ice sheet is idealized as a semi-infinite layer of elastic-perfectly plastic material. A quadratic anisotropic yield criterion is used to calculate the indentation pressures. The ice sheet consists of columnar ice and is assumed isotropic in the plane of the ice sheet. Upper-bound solutions are found by optimizing a three-dimensional discontinuous velocity field representing an assumed collapse pattern of the ice sheet. Solutions are based on various ratios of indentor width to ice thickness, thereby providing an envelope of indentation pressures over a range of aspect ratios, from conditions of plane strain to plane stress. Solutions are then compared with corresponding two and three-dimensional lower-bound analyses.

scholarly journals The Algebraic Degree of Phase-Type Distributions

2010 ◽  
Vol 47 (03) ◽  
pp. 611-629
Author(s):  
Mark Fackrell ◽  
Qi-Ming He ◽  
Peter Taylor ◽  
Hanqin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Lower Bound ◽  
Upper Bound ◽  
Polynomial Algorithm ◽  
Algebraic Degree ◽  
Nonnegative Matrices ◽  
Stieltjes Transform ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Phase Type ◽  
Phase Type Distributions ◽  
The Matrix

This paper is concerned with properties of the algebraic degree of the Laplace-Stieltjes transform of phase-type (PH) distributions. The main problem of interest is: given a PH generator, how do we find the maximum and the minimum algebraic degrees of all irreducible PH representations with that PH generator? Based on the matrix exponential (ME) order of ME distributions and the spectral polynomial algorithm, a method for computing the algebraic degree of a PH distribution is developed. The maximum algebraic degree is identified explicitly. Using Perron-Frobenius theory of nonnegative matrices, a lower bound and an upper bound on the minimum algebraic degree are found, subject to some conditions. Explicit results are obtained for special cases.

Localized Necking in a Round Tensile Bar with HCP Material Considering Tension-Compression Asymmetry in Plastic Flow

2013 ◽  
Vol 535-536 ◽  
pp. 164-167
Author(s):  
Jonghun Yoon ◽  
Oana Cazacu ◽  
Jung Hwan Lee
Keyword(s):  
Yield Criterion ◽  
Matrix Material ◽  
Ductile Failure ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Strength Differential ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Void Evolution ◽  
Hcp Materials ◽  
Spherical Voids ◽  
Tension Compression Asymmetry

In spite of this progress in predicting ductile failure, the development of macroscopic yield criteria for describing damage evolution in HCP (hexagonal close-packed) materials remains a challenge. HCP materials display strength differential effects (i.e., different behavior in tension versus compression) in the plastic response due to twinning. Cazacu and Stewart [1] developed an analytic yield criterion for a porous material containing randomly distributed spherical voids in an isotropic, incompressible matrix that displays tension-compression asymmetry. The matrix material was taken to obey the isotropic form of the Cazacu et al. [2] yield criterion, which captures the tension-compression asymmetry of the matrix material. In this paper, finite element calculations of a round tensile bar are conducted with the material behavior described by the Cazacu and Stewart [1] yield criterion. The goal of these calculations is to investigate the effect of the tension-compression asymmetry on the necking induced by void evolution and propagation.

A closed-form upper-bound for the distribution of the weighted sum of rayleigh variates

2005 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 589-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.K. Karagiannidis ◽  
T.A. Tsiftsis ◽  
N.C. Sagias
Keyword(s):  
Closed Form ◽  
Upper Bound ◽  
Weighted Sum
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