The Mechanics of Constitutive Modeling

Niels Saabye Ottosen (Author), Matti Ristinmaa (Author)

9780080446066, Elsevier Science

Hardback, published 28 September 2005

700 pages
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.7 cm, 1.22 kg

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

Subject Areas: Mechanics of solids [TGMD], Mechanical engineering [TGB], Mechanical engineering & materials [TG]