scholarly journals Analytical Solutions of Model Problems for Large-Deformation Micromorphic Approach to Gradient Plasticity

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 2361
Author(s):  
Ozgur Aslan ◽  
Emin Bayraktar
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Analytical Solutions ◽  
Size Effects ◽  
Finite Deformations ◽  
Constitutive Behavior ◽  
Gradient Plasticity ◽  
Plastic Response ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Perfect Plastic ◽  
2D Model

The objective of this work is to present analytical solutions for several 2D model problems to demonstrate the unique plastic fields generated by the implementation of micromorphic approach for gradient plasticity. The approach is presented for finite deformations and several macroscopic and nonstandard microscopic boundary conditions are applied to a gliding plate to illustrate the capability to predict the size effects and inhomogeneous plastic fields promoted by the gradient terms. The constitutive behavior of the material undergoing plastic deformation is analyzed for softening, hardening and perfect plastic response and corresponding solutions are provided. The analytical solutions are also shown to match with the numerical results obtained by implementing a user element subroutine (UEL) to the commercial finite element software Abaqus/Standard.

A Study on Length Scale Effects on Indentation Delamination of Thin Films

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Li ◽  
S. Qu ◽  
T. Siegmund ◽  
Y. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Strain Gradient ◽  
Cohesive Zone ◽  
Cohesive Zone Model ◽  
Scale Effects ◽  
Scale Dependence ◽  
Zone Model ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Gradient Plasticity ◽  
Elastic Substrates

Simulations of indentation delamination of ductile films on elastic substrates are performed. A cohesive zone model accounts for initiation and growth of interface delaminations and a strain gradient plasticity framework for the length scale dependence of plastic deformation. With the cohesive zone model and the strain gradient formulation two length scales are introduced in to the analysis.

A study of indentation work in homogeneous materials

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1363-1374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mengxi Tan
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Elastic Modulus ◽  
Elastic Energy ◽  
Size Effects ◽  
Unit Volume ◽  
Plastic Work ◽  
Total Work ◽  
Indentation Size ◽  
Scaling Relationships ◽  
Homogeneous Materials

The work of indentation is investigated experimentally in this article. A method of using the elastic energy to extract the elastic modulus is proposed and verified. Two types of hardness related to the work of indentation are defined and examined: Hwtis defined as the total work required creating a unit volume of contact deformationand Hwp is defined as the plastic work required creating a unit volume of plastic deformation; experiments show that both hardness definitions are good choices for characterizing hardness. Several features that may provide significant insights in understanding indentation measurements are studied. These features mainly concern some scaling relationships in indentation measurements and the indentation size effects.

Predictions of microtorsional experiments by micropolar plasticity

2005 ◽  
Vol 461 (2053) ◽  
pp. 189-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paschalis Grammenoudis ◽  
Charalampos Tsakmakis
Keyword(s):  
Size Effects ◽  
Bauschinger Effect ◽  
Kinematic Hardening ◽  
Circular Cylinders ◽  
Isotropic Hardening ◽  
Gradient Plasticity ◽  
Material Response ◽  
Micropolar Plasticity ◽  
Classical Plasticity ◽  
Hardening Rules

Kinematic hardening rules are employed in classical plasticity to capture the so–called Bauschinger effect. They are important when describing the material response during reloading. In the framework of thermodynamically consistent gradient plasticity theories, kinematic hardening effects were first incorporated into a micropolar plasticity model by Grammenoudis and Tsakmakis. The aim of the present paper is to investigate this model by predicting size effects in torsional loading of circular cylinders. It is shown that kinematic hardening rules compared with isotropic hardening rules, as adopted in the paper, provide more possibilities for modelling size effects in the material response, even if only monotonous loading conditions are considered.

Numerical Investigation of the Plastic Contact Deformation between Hemispheres: Variation of Radii Ratio and Normal Loads

2015 ◽  
Vol 1123 ◽  
pp. 16-19
Author(s):  
Rifky Ismail ◽  
T. Prasojo ◽  
Mohammad Tauviqirrahman ◽  
J. Jamari ◽  
D.J. Schipper
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Normal Load ◽  
Asperity Contact ◽  
Frictionless Contact ◽  
Finite Element Software ◽  
Total Displacement ◽  
Perfectly Plastic ◽  
Deformation Ratio ◽  
Elastic Perfectly Plastic ◽  
Local Plastic Deformation

Investigation of local plastic deformation between rough surfaces in mechanical components such as gears, camshaft and bearings is very important. Contact between real surfaces occurs at the summits of the highest asperities which vary in height and radius. The plastic deformation of the contact between two asperities was studied in this paper. Asperity contact was modelled as a contact between hemispheres. The commercial finite element software, ABAQUS, was employed to perform the numerical contact analysis of the elastic perfectly-plastic deforming hemispheres with the ratios of radii (R2/R1) from 1 to 7. Normal loads of 5000 N, 8000 N and 11000 N were applied to the frictionless contact of the hemispheres. It was shown that the plastic deformation ratio (ωp1/ωp2) decreases as the radii ratio increases. The higher normal load showed a lower plastic deformation ratio for high radii ratio. The results indicate that the radii ratio contributes to the severity of the plastic deformation and the total displacement of the contacting asperities.

An Elastic-Plastic Solver of the Wheel-Rail Contact

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Constantin I. Ba˘rbiˆnt¸a˘ ◽  
Sulleyman Yaldiz ◽  
Alina Dragomir ◽  
Spiridon S. Cret¸u
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Stress State ◽  
Plastic Material ◽  
Computer Code ◽  
Load Level ◽  
Analysis Model ◽  
Elastic Plastic ◽  
Circular Arcs ◽  
Plastic Analysis ◽  
Perfect Plastic

Wheel and rail in service undergo continual wear and plastic deformation at the surface, so that in time all wheel profiles will be different. The optimization by grinding a worn rail profile to minimize contact stresses requires the development of a software to reconstruct a rail profile using circular arcs. A working algorithm, able to be incorporated into a computer code, has been developed to solve the stress state in the general case of non-Hertzian contacts. To limit the pressure, an elastic-perfect plastic material has been incorporated into the computer code. The pressure distribution and the corresponding stresses states have been investigated for pure normal loadings, as well as for the combined, normal and tangential loadings. The elastic-plastic analysis model allows fast investigations regarding the influence of different parameters such as load level, contact geometry including the geometry of the worn profiles.

Simplified Elasto-Plastic Response Analysis of Piping: Considering In-Plane, Out-of-Plane and the Mixed Bending of Elbow

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akihito Otani ◽  
Syozaburo Toyoda ◽  
Izumi Nakamura ◽  
Hajime Takada
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Seismic Excitation ◽  
Response Analysis ◽  
Plastic Response ◽  
Additional Method ◽  
Damping Effect ◽  
Piping Systems ◽  
Out Of Plane ◽  
Plane Bending ◽  
Good Agreement

When piping systems are subjected to extreme seismic excitation, they undergo a plastic deformation that produces a large damping effect via energy dissipation. Based on our studies of the damping effect of the elasto-plastic response of piping, we have presented a simplified method for predicting the elasto-plastic response of piping in PVP conferences over the last several years. The method has taken the plastic deformation of in-plane bending elbows into consideration. The elasto-plastic response predicted by the method resulted in good agreement with piping model excitation tests. In this paper, we report an additional method to consider out-of-plane bending elbow and the mixed bending of in-plane and out-of-plane bending. The simulation results by this method and the comparisons with 3D piping model excitation tests are also reported.

A Modified Gradient Plasticity Theory for Micro-Bending and Micro-Torsion Size Effects

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Z. Voyiadjis ◽  
Rashid K. Abu Al-Rub
Keyword(s):  
Size Effects ◽  
Scale Parameter ◽  
Plasticity Theory ◽  
Material Behavior ◽  
Length Scale Parameter ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Gradient Plasticity ◽  
Non Local ◽  
Material Length Scale ◽  
Material Length

The definition and magnitude of the intrinsic length scale are keys to the development of the theory of plasticity that incorporates size effects. Gradient plasticity theory with a material length scale parameter is successfully in capturing the size dependence of material behavior at the micron scale. However, a fixed value of the material length-scale is not always realistic and that different problems could require different values. Moreover, a linear coupling between the local and non-local terms in the gradient plasticity theory is not always realistic and that different problems could require different couplings. A generalized gradient plasticity model with a non-fixed length scale parameter is proposed. This model assesses the sensitivity of predictions in the way in which the local and non-local parts are coupled. The proposed model gives good predictions of the size effect in micro-bending tests of thin films and micro-torsion tests of thin wires.

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