SYMPOSIA PAPER Published: 01 January 1993
STP24806S

Viscoplasticity Theory Based on Overstress: The Modeling of Biaxial Cyclic Hardening Using Irreversible Plastic Strain

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Cyclic hardening behavior of stainless steel under various loading paths is modeled by using the small-strain, isotropic theory of viscoplasticity based on overstress. The cyclic hardening is modeled by postulating a growth law of an internal variable which is equivalent to isotropic hardening of yield surface plasticity. The growth of the hardening variable is formulated in a discrete way by using changes in the direction vector of the inelastic strain rate and the concept of irreversible plastic strain. The irreversible plastic strain is given as a function of variables representing amplitude, nonproportionality, and the history of the loading path. This formulation does not use separate growth laws for proportional and nonproportional loading. They are handled by a difference of the direction vectors of inelastic strain rate before and after it changes its direction. The capability of the model is demonstrated by numerical experiments for various loading conditions.

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Choi, SH
DAEWOO Group, Seoul, NY, Korea
Krempl, E
Mechanics of Materials Laboratory, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
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Developed by Committee: E08
Pages: 259–272
DOI: 10.1520/STP24806S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-5243-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-1862-1