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Inelastic Analysis of Solids and Structures presents in a unified manner the physical and theoretical background of inelastic material models and computational methods, and illustrates the behavior of the models in typical engineering conditions. The book describes experimental observations and principles of mechanics, and efficient computational algorithms for stress calculations as typically performed in finite element analysis. The theoretical background is given to an extent necessary to describe the commonly employed material models in metal isotropic and orthotropic plasticity, thermoplasticity and viscoplasticity, and the plasticity of geological materials. The computational algorithms are developed in a unified manner with some detailed derivations of the algorithmic relations. Many solved examples are presented, which are designed to give insight into the material behavior in various engineering conditions, and to demonstrate the application of the computational algorithms.
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An Introduction to the Incremental-Iterative Solution of Nonlinear Structural Problems.- Fundamental Notions of Metal Plasticity.- A General Procedure for Stress Integration and Applications in Metal Plasticity.- Creep and Viscoplasticity.- Plasticity of Geological Materials.- Large Strain Elastic-Plastic Analysis.
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Inelastic Analysis of Solids and Structures presents in a unified manner the physical and theoretical background of inelastic material models and computational methods, and illustrates the behavior of the models in typical engineering conditions. The book describes experimental observations and principles of mechanics, and efficient computational algorithms for stress calculations as typically performed in finite element analysis. The theoretical background is given to an extent necessary to describe the commonly employed material models in metal isotropic and orthotropic plasticity, thermoplasticity and viscoplasticity, and the plasticity of geological materials. The computational algorithms are developed in a unified manner with some detailed derivations of the algorithmic relations. Many solved examples are presented, which are designed to give insight into the material behavior in various engineering conditions, and to demonstrate the application of the computational algorithms.
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"The book presents in a unified manner the physical and theoretical background of inelastic material models, the relevant computational methods and illustrates the behaviour of such models in typical engineering conditions. … Nevertheless, the book is warmly recommended to those who want to become familiar with inelastic analysis of solids … ." (L. Rosati, Meccanica, Vol. 42, 2007)
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From the reviews:
"The book presents in a unified manner the physical and theoretical background of inelastic material models, the relevant computational methods and illustrates the behaviour of such models in typical engineering conditions. ... Nevertheless, the book is warmly recommended to those who want to become familiar with inelastic analysis of solids ... ." (L. Rosati, Meccanica, Vol. 42, 2007)
