Constitutive Equations for Engineering Materials

Constitutive Equations for Engineering Materials
Author: Wai-Fah Chen
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 595
Release: 2013-10-22
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1483101967

Constitutive Equations for Engineering Materials, Volume 1: Elasticity and Modeling, Revised Edition focuses on theories on elasticity and plasticity of engineering materials. The book first discusses vectors and tensors. Coordinate systems, vector algebra, scalar products, vector products, transformation of coordinates, indicial notation and summation convention, and triple products are then discussed. The text also ponders on analysis of stress and strain and presents numerical analysis. The book then discusses elastic stress-strain relations. Basic assumptions; need for elastic models; isotropic linear stress-strain relations; principle of virtual work; strain energy and complementary energy density in elastic solids; and incremental relations grounded on secant moduli are described. The text also explains linear elasticity and failure criteria for concrete and non-linear elasticity and hypoelastic models for concrete. The selection further tackles soil elasticity and failure criteria. Mechanical behavior of soils; failure criteria of soils; and incremental stress-strain models based on modification of the isotropic linear elastic formulation are considered. The text is a good source of data for readers interested in studying the elasticity and plasticity of engineering materials.

Constitutive Equations for Engineering Materials

Constitutive Equations for Engineering Materials
Author: Wai-Fah Chen
Publisher: Elsevier Publishing Company
Total Pages: 568
Release: 1994
Genre: Continuum mechanics
ISBN: 9780444884084

Hardbound. Volume 2 extends the elasticity-based stress-strain models to the plastic range and develops plasticity-based models for engineering applications and is divided into four parts. Parts one and two contain a sufficient comprehensive treatment of the classical theory of plasticity and its applications to metal structures. Parts three and four present a state-of-the-art coverage of concrete plasticity and soil plasticity.

Constitutive Equations for Engineering Materials

Constitutive Equations for Engineering Materials
Author: Wai-Fah Chen
Publisher: Elsevier Science Limited
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1994
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780444884084

Hardbound. Volume 2 extends the elasticity-based stress-strain models to the plastic range and develops plasticity-based models for engineering applications and is divided into four parts. Parts one and two contain a sufficient comprehensive treatment of the classical theory of plasticity and its applications to metal structures. Parts three and four present a state-of-the-art coverage of concrete plasticity and soil plasticity.

The Mechanics of Constitutive Modeling

The Mechanics of Constitutive Modeling
Author: Niels Saabye Ottosen
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 700
Release: 2005-09-28
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080525695

Constitutive modelling is the mathematical description of how materials respond to various loadings. This is the most intensely researched field within solid mechanics because of its complexity and the importance of accurate constitutive models for practical engineering problems. Topics covered include: Elasticity - Plasticity theory - Creep theory - The nonlinear finite element method - Solution of nonlinear equilibrium equations - Integration of elastoplastic constitutive equations - The thermodynamic framework for constitutive modelling – Thermoplasticity - Uniqueness and discontinuous bifurcations • More comprehensive in scope than competitive titles, with detailed discussion of thermodynamics and numerical methods. • Offers appropriate strategies for numerical solution, illustrated by discussion of specific models. • Demonstrates each topic in a complete and self-contained framework, with extensive referencing.