scholarly journals Cyclic Behavior of Simple Models in Hypoplasticity and Plasticity with Nonlinear Kinematic Hardening

Author(s):  
Victor A. Kovtunenko ◽  
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Erich Bauer ◽  
Jan Elias ◽  
Pavel Krejcı ◽  
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The paper gives insights into modeling and well-posedness analysis driven by cyclic behavior of particular rate-independent constitutive equations based on the framework of hypoplasticity and on the elastoplastic concept with nonlinear kinematic hardening. Compared to the classical concept of elastoplasticity, in hypoplasticity there is no need to decompose the deformation into elastic and plastic parts. The two different types of nonlinear approaches show some similarities in the structure of the constitutive relations, which are relevant for describing irreversible material properties. These models exhibit unlimited ratchetting under cyclic loading. In numerical simulation it will be demonstrated, how a shakedown behavior under cyclic loading can be achieved with a slightly enhanced simple hypoplastic equations proposed by Bauer

Author(s):  
K. S. Choi ◽  
J. Pan

In this paper, a generalized anisotropic hardening rule based on the Mroz multi-yield-surface model is derived. The evolution equation for the active yield surface is obtained by considering the continuous expansion of the active yield surface during the unloading/reloading process. The incremental constitutive relation based on the associated flow rule is then derived for a general yield function. As a special case, detailed incremental constitutive relations are derived for the Mises yield function. The closed-form solutions for one-dimensional stress-plastic strain curves are also derived and plotted for the Mises materials under cyclic loading conditions. The stress-plastic strain curves show closed hysteresis loops under uniaxial cyclic loading conditions and the Masing hypothesis is applicable. A user material subroutine based on the Mises yield function, the anisotropic hardening rule and the constitutive relations was then written and implemented into ABAQUS. Computations were conducted for a simple plane strain finite element model under uniaxial monotonic and cyclic loading conditions based on the anisotropic hardening rule and the isotropic and nonlinear kinematic hardening rules of ABAQUS. The results indicate that the plastic response of the material follows the intended input stress-strain data for the anisotropic hardening rule whereas the plastic response depends upon the input strain ranges of the stress-strain data for the nonlinear kinematic hardening rule.


2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Abdul-Latif

Being of particular interest in this work, the effect of the interaction law on the predicted non-linear overall and local behaviors of FCC polycrystals of two well-established self-consistent models is examined under uni, bi, and triaxial cyclic loading conditions. The principal difference between these models is related to their interaction laws. Comparisons between the predictions of the models are performed at the overall and local levels simultaneously. Some experimental cyclic results of two states of Waspaloy and 316L stainless steel are employed in calibrating the parameters of both models. The effects of loading complexity, aggregate type and the kinematic hardening on the polycrystal responses are investigated for each model. It is recognized that the connection between the aggregate constitution and the form of the loading paths play also an important role notably on the local responses of polycrystals.


2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-114
Author(s):  
Hadad S. Hadad ◽  
Ibrahim M. Metwally ◽  
Sameh El-Betar

Abstract RC shear walls have been widely used as the main lateral-load resisting system in medium and high-rise buildings because of their inherent large lateral stiffness and load resistance. But, in general, the energy dissipating capacity of RC shear walls is not very good and it has been found that using the bracing system gives good results. The main purpose of this paper is to study the effect of different types of bracing on the lateral load capacity of the frame. Also, the research contains a comparison between the braced and infilled frames to decide on the best system. The research scheme consists of four frames; the bare frame, two frames the first of which was braced with concrete, the second was braced with steel bracing and the fourth frame was infilled with solid cement bricks. All the specimens were tested under cyclic loading. The results gave some important conclusions; braced and infilled bare frames increased the lateral strength of the bare frame depending on the type of bracing and infill. Also, the different types of bracing and the infill increased the initial stiffness of the bare frame by a reasonable value. The energy dissipation for the braced and infilled frames is always higher than that for the bare frame up to failure. Also, numerical modeling was carried out with the nonlinear software platform (IDARC). The numerical results obtained with the calibrated nonlinear model are presented and compared with the experimental results. Good agreement was achieved between the numerical simulation and the test results.


2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniele Barbera ◽  
Haofeng Chen

ABSTRACTStructural integrity plays an important role in any industrial activity, due to its capability of assessing complex systems against sudden and unpredicted failures. The work here presented investigates an unexpected new mechanism occurring in structures subjected to monotonic and cyclic loading at high temperature creep condition. An unexpected accumulation of plastic strain is observed to occur, within the high-temperature creep dwell. This phenomenon has been observed during several full inelastic finite element analyses. In order to understand which parameters make possible such behaviour, an extensive numerical study has been undertaken on two different notched bars. The notched bar has been selected due to its capability of representing a multiaxial stress state, which is a practical situation in real components. Two numerical examples consisting of an axisymmetric v-notch bar and a semi-circular notched bar are considered, in order to investigate different notches severity. Two material models have been considered for the plastic response, which is modelled by both Elastic-Perfectly Plastic and Armstrong-Frederick kinematic hardening material models. The high-temperature creep behaviour is introduced using the time hardening law. To study the problem several results are presented, as the effect of the material model on the plastic strain accumulation, the effect of the notch severity and the mesh element type and sensitivity. All the findings further confirm that the phenomenon observed is not an artefact but a real mechanism, which needs to be considered when assessing off-design condition. Moreover, it might be extremely dangerous if the cyclic loading condition occurs at such a high loading level.


1983 ◽  
Vol 29 (101) ◽  
pp. 70-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. Nye

AbstractIsotropic points are structurally stable features of any complicated field of stress or strain-rate, and therefore will almost always be present on the surface of a glacier. A given isotropic point for strain-rate will belong to one of six different classes, depending on the pattern (lemon, star, or monstar) of principal directions and the contours (ellipses or hyperbolas) of constant principal strain-rate values in its neighbourhood. The central isotropic point on a glacier should theoretically have a monstar pattern, but the contours around it may sometimes be elliptic and sometimes hyperbolic. Nearby, but not coincident with it there will be an isotropic point for stress. This will also have a monstar pattern but, in contrast to the strain-rate point, the contours around it must be hyperbolic. Published examples are consistent with these conclusions. In addition to isotropic points for strain-rate a glacier surface will contain isolated points of pure shear; these also can be classified into six different types. Stable features of this kind give information about the essential structure of a tensor field and form useful points of comparison between observation and numerical simulation.


2020 ◽  
Vol 143 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Konstantinos Chatziioannou ◽  
Yuner Huang ◽  
Spyros A. Karamanos

Abstract This work investigates the response of industrial steel pipe elbows subjected to severe cyclic loading (e.g., seismic or shutdown/startup conditions), associated with the development of significant inelastic strain amplitudes of alternate sign, which may lead to low-cycle fatigue. To model this response, three cyclic-plasticity hardening models are employed for the numerical analysis of large-scale experiments on elbows reported elsewhere. The constitutive relations of the material model follow the context of von Mises cyclic elasto-plasticity, and the hardening models are implemented in a user subroutine, developed by the authors, which employs a robust numerical integration scheme, and is inserted in a general-purpose finite element software. The three hardening models are evaluated in terms of their ability to predict the strain range at critical locations, and in particular, strain accumulation over the load cycles, a phenomenon called “ratcheting.” The overall good comparison between numerical and experimental results demonstrates that the proposed numerical methodology can be used for simulating accurately the mechanical response of pipe elbows under severe inelastic repeated loading. Finally, this paper highlights some limitations of conventional hardening rules in simulating multi-axial material ratcheting.


Author(s):  
Xian-Kui Zhu ◽  
Brian N. Leis

Work hardening and Bauschinger effects on plastic deformation and fatigue life for a beam and an elbow under cyclic loading are examined using finite element analysis (FEA). Three typical material plastic hardening models, i.e. isotropic, kinematic and combined isotropic/kinematic hardening models are adopted in the FEA calculations. Based on the FEA results of cyclic stress and strain at a critical location and using an energy-based fatigue damage parameter, the fatigue lives are predicted for the beam and elbow. The results show that (1) the three material hardening models determine similar stress at the critical location with small differences during the cyclic loading, (2) the isotropic model underestimates the cyclic plastic strain and overestimates the fatigue life, (3) the kinematic model overestimates the cyclic plastic strain and underestimates the fatigue life, and (4) the combined model predicts the intermediate cyclic plastic strain and reasonable fatigue life.


2007 ◽  
Vol 555 ◽  
pp. 107-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Arsenović ◽  
S.B. Vrhovac ◽  
Z.M. Jakšić ◽  
Lj. Budinski-Petković ◽  
A. Belić

We study by numerical simulation the compaction dynamics of frictional hard disks in two dimensions, subjected to vertical shaking. Shaking is modeled by a series of vertical expansions of the disk packing, followed by dynamical recompression of the assembly under the action of gravity. The second phase of the shake cycle is based on an efficient event−driven molecular−dynamics algorithm. We analyze the compaction dynamics for various values of friction coefficient and coefficient of normal restitution. We find that the time evolution of the density is described by ρ(t)=ρ∞ − ρEα[−(t/τ)α], where Eα denotes the Mittag−Leffler function of order 0<α<1. The parameter τ is found to decay with tapping intensity Γ according to a power law τ ∝ Γ−γ , where parameter γ is almost independent of the material properties of grains. Also, an expression for the grain mobility during compaction process has been obtained.


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