An energy-based damage model of geomaterials—I. Formulation and numerical results

In this paper, an anisotropic damage model is established in strain space to describe the behaviour of geomaterials under compression-dominated stress fields. The research work focuses on rate-independent and small-deformation behaviour during isothermal processes. It is emphasized that the damage variables should be defined microstructurally rather than phenomenologically for geomaterials, and a second-order fabric tensor is chosen as the damage variable. Starting from it, a one-parameter damage-dependent elasticity tensor is deduced based on tensorial algebra and thermodynamic requirements ; a fourth-order damage characteristic tensor, which determines anisotropic damaging, is deduced within the framework of Rice, 1971 normality structure in Part II of this paper. An equivalent state is developed to exclude the macroscopic stress⧹strain explicitly from the relevant constitutive equations. Finally, some numerical results are worked out to illustrate the mechanical behaviour of this model.     

Convergence of Peridynamics to Classical Elasticity Theory

The peridynamic model of solid mechanics is a nonlocal theory containing a length scale. It is based on direct interactions between points in a continuum separated from each other by a finite distance. The maximum interaction distance provides a length scale for the material model. This paper addresses the question of whether the peridynamic model for an elastic material reproduces the classical local model as this length scale goes to zero. We show that if the motion, constitutive model, and any nonhomogeneities are sufficiently smooth, then the peridynamic stress tensor converges in this limit to a Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensor that is a function only of the local deformation gradient tensor, as in the classical theory. This limiting Piola-Kirchhoff stress tensor field is differentiable, and its divergence represents the force density due to internal forces. The limiting, or collapsed, stress-strain model satisfies the conditions in the classical theory for angular momentum balance, isotropy, objectivity, and hyperelasticity, provided the original peridynamic constitutive model satisfies the appropriate conditions.      

非比例循环塑性内时本构关系研究

在Valanis的内时本构理论的框架中,引入内结构张量以反映由于非比例加载而引起金属材料的附加等向强化及异向强化效应,同时提出材料强化程度的度量采用沿路径法线方向的塑性应变分量来描述.这些考虑的有效性已经通过用所建模型对304不锈钢材料在一些典型非比例循环加载路径下的响应进行的理论预测得到了验证;将该模型应用于U71Mn材料室温单轴棘轮行为描述中,结果显示内结构张量的引入不仅能较好地反映应变控制下的非比例附加效应,而且也能较好地反映应力控制下塑性应变的累积及变化率.     

An unsymmetric constitutive equation for anisotropic viscoelastic fluid

A continuum constitutive theory of corotational derivative type is developed for the anisotropic viscoelastic fluid–liquid crystalline (LC) polymers. A concept of anisotropic viscoelastic simple fluid is introduced. The stress tensor instead of the velocity gradient tensor D in the classic Leslie–Ericksen theory is described by the first Rivlin–Ericksen tensor A and a spin tensor W measured with respect to a co-rotational coordinate system. A model LCP-H on this theory is proposed and the characteristic unsymmetric behaviour of the shear stress is predicted for LC polymer liquids. Two shear stresses thereby in shear flow of LC polymer liquids lead to internal vortex flow and rotational flow. The conclusion could be of theoretical meaning for the modern liquid crystalline display technology. By using the equation, extrusion–extensional flows of the fluid are studied for fiber spinning of LC polymer melts, the elongational viscosity vs. extension rate with variation of shear rate is given in figures. A considerable increase of elongational viscosity and bifurcation behaviour are observed when the orientational motion of the director vector is considered. The contraction of extrudate of LC polymer melts is caused by the high elongational viscosity. For anisotropic viscoelastic fluids, an important advance has been made in the investigation on the constitutive equation on the basis of which a series of new anisotropic non-Newtonian fluid problems can be addressed. The project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (10372100, 19832050) (Key project). The English text was polished by Yunming Chen.     

A new modified couple stress theory for anisotropic elasticity and microscale laminated Kirchhoff plate model

A new modified couple stress theory for anisotropic elasticity is proposed. This theory contains three material length scale parameters. Differing from the modified couple stress theory, the couple stress constitutive relationships are introduced for anisotropic elasticity, in which the curvature (rotation gradient) tensor is asymmetric and the couple stress moment tensor is symmetric. However, under isotropic case, this theory can be identical to modified couple stress theory proposed by Yang et al. (Int J Solids Struct 39:2731–2743, 2002). The differences and relations of standard, modified and new modified couple stress theories are given herein. A detailed variational formulation is provided for this theory by using the principle of minimum total potential energy. Based on the new modified couple stress theory, composite laminated Kirchhoff plate models are developed in which new anisotropic constitutive relationships are defined. The First model contains two material length scale parameters, one related to fiber and the other related to matrix. The curvature tensor in this model is asymmetric; however, the couple stress moment tensor is symmetric. Under isotropic case, this theory can be identical to the modified couple stress theory proposed by Yang et al. (Int J Solids Struct 39:2731–2743, 2002). The present model can be viewed as a simplified couple stress theory in engineering mechanics. Moreover, a more simplified model of couple stress theory including only one material length scale parameter for modeling the cross-ply laminated Kirchhoff plate is suggested. Numerical results show that the proposed laminated Kirchhoff plate model can capture the scale effects of microstructures.     

Damage in edge cracking of rolled metal slabs

Materials get damaged under shear deformations. Edge cracking is one of the most serious damage to the metal rolling industry, which is caused by the shear damage process and the evolution of anisotropy. To investigate the physics of the edge cracking process, simulations of a shear deformation for an orthotropic plastic material are performed. To perform the simulation, this paper proposes an elasto-aniso-plastic constitutive model that takes into account the evolution of the orthotropic axes by using a bases rotation formula, which is based upon the slip process in the plastic deformation. It is found through the shear simulation that the void can grow in shear deformations due to the evolution of anisotropy and that stress triaxiality in shear deformations of (induced) anisotropic metals can develop as high as in the uniaxial tension deformation of isotropic materials, which increases void volume. This echoes the same physics found through a crystal plasticity based damage model that porosity evolves due to the grain-to-grain interaction. The evolution of stress components, stress triaxiality and the direction of the orthotropic axes in shear deformations are discussed.     

An anisotropic elastoplastic constitutive formulation generalised for orthotropic materials

This paper presents a finite strain constitutive model to predict a complex elastoplastic deformation behaviour that involves very high pressures and shockwaves in orthotropic materials using an anisotropic Hill’s yield criterion by means of the evolving structural tensors. The yield surface of this hyperelastic–plastic constitutive model is aligned uniquely within the principal stress space due to the combination of Mandel stress tensor and a new generalised orthotropic pressure. The formulation is developed in the isoclinic configuration and allows for a unique treatment for elastic and plastic orthotropy. An isotropic hardening is adopted to define the evolution of plastic orthotropy. The important feature of the proposed hyperelastic–plastic constitutive model is the introduction of anisotropic effect in the Mie–Gruneisen equation of state (EOS). The formulation is further combined with Grady spall failure model to predict spall failure in the materials. The proposed constitutive model is implemented as a new material model in the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)-DYNA3D code of UTHM’s version, named Material Type 92 (Mat92). The combination of the proposed stress tensor decomposition and the Mie–Gruneisen EOS requires some modifications in the code to reflect the formulation of the generalised orthotropic pressure. The validation approach is also presented in this paper for guidance purpose. The \({\varvec{\psi }}\) tensor used to define the alignment of the adopted yield surface is first validated. This is continued with an internal validation related to elastic isotropic, elastic orthotropic and elastic–plastic orthotropic of the proposed formulation before a comparison against range of plate impact test data at 234, 450 and \({\mathrm {895\,ms}}^{\mathrm {-1}}\) impact velocities is performed. A good agreement is obtained in each test.     

Fractal effect and anisotropic constitutive model for concrete

An elasto-anisotropic damage constitutive model for concrete is developed in this work. Disregarding the coupling between the isotropic and the anisotropic damage, the isotropic damage variables are defined as functions of the microcrack fractal dimension, and the anisotropic parts are expressed by the lengths of cracks in concrete which various in different directions. The Helmholtz free energy is decomposed into the elastic deforming, damage and irreversible deforming components, with the last component used to replace the plastic deformation. Therefore the damage constitutive formulas for concrete are derived based on continuum damage mechanics. Evolution laws for both isotropic and anisotropic damage variables are derived, in which the anisotropic parts are obtained by modifying an empirical model. The critical fracture stress and the fracture toughness are investigated for materials with a single fractal crack based on the fractal geometry and the Griffith fracture criterion. Numerical computation is conducted for concrete under the uniaxial and the biaxial compression. The results indicate that the material stiffness degradation can be well addressed when the anisotropic damage is incorporated; the irreversible deformation is greatly related to the behavior of the descending branch beyond the peak load. The validation of the presented model is proofed by comparing results with the experimental data. This model provides an approach to link the macro properties of a material with its micro-structure change.     

A Natural Generalization of Hypoelasticity and Eulerian Rate Type Formulation of Hyperelasticity

According to the classical hypoelasticity theory, the hypoelasticity tensor, i.e. the fourth order Eulerian constitutive tensor, characterizing the linear relationship between the stretching and an objective stress rate, is dependent on the current stress and must be isotropic. Although the classical hypoelasticity in this sense includes as a particular case the isotropic elasticity, it fails to incorporate any given type of anisotropic elasticity. This implies that one can formulate the isotropic elasticity as an integrable-exactly classical hypoelastic relation, whereas one can in no way do the same for any given type of anisotropic elasticity. A generalization of classical theory is available, which assumes that the material time derivative of the rotated stress is dependent on the rotated Cauchy stress, the rotated stretching and a Lagrangean spin, linear and of the first degree in the latter two. As compared with the original idea of classical hypoelasticity, perhaps the just-mentioned generalization might be somewhat drastic. In this article, we show that, merely replacing the isotropy property of the aforementioned stress-dependent hypoelasticity tensor with the invariance property of the latter under an R-rotating material symmetry group R⋆ G ₀, one may establish a natural generalization of classical theory, which includes all of elasticity. Here R is the rotation tensor in the polar decomposition of the deformation gradient and G ₀ any given initial material symmetry group. In particular, the classical case is recovered whenever the material symmetry is assumed to be isotropic. With the new generalization it is demonstrated that any two non-integrable hypoelastic relations based on any two objective stress rates predict quite different path-dependent responses in nature and hence can in no sense be equivalent. Thus, the non-integrable hypoelastic relations based on any given objective stress rate constitute an independent constitutive class in its own right which is disjoint with and hence distinguishes itself from any class based on another objective stress rate. Only for elasticity, equivalent hypoelastic formulations based on different stress rates may be established. Moreover, universal integrability conditions are derived for all kinds of objective corotational stress rates and for all types of material symmetry. Explicit, simple, integrable-exactly hypoelastic relations based on the newly discovered logarithmic stress rate are presented to characterize hyperelasticity with any given type of material symmetry. It is shown that, to achieve the latter goal, the logarithmic stress rate is the only choice among all infinitely many objective corotational stress rates. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

On a finite-strain viscoplastic law coupled with anisotropic damage: theoretical formulations and numerical applications

Based on a dissipation inequality at finite strains and the effective stress concept, a Chaboche-type infinitesimal viscoplastic theory is extended to finite-strain cases coupled with anisotropic damage. The anisotropic damage is described by a rank-two symmetric tensor. The constitutive law is formulated in the corotational material coordinate system. Thus, the evolution equations of all internal variables can be expressed in terms of their material time derivatives. The numerical algorithm for implementing the material model in a finite element programme is also formulated, and several numerical examples are shown. Comparing the numerical simulations with experimental observations indicates that the present material model can describe well the primary, secondary and tertiary creep. It can also predict the anisotropic damage modes observed in experiments correctly.     

Net-stress analysis in creep mechanics

Summary In the paper a net-stress tensor is obtained by a linear transformation from Cauchy's stress tensor, i.e. a fourth-order (not total symmetric) tensor is introduced the components of which can be calculated by the components of an anisotropic creep-damage tensor of rank two.We have to distinguish between anisotropy corresponding to a forming process, for instance rolling, and anisotropic damage growth. Then, constitutive equations and anisotropic damage growth equations are given by symmetric second-order tensor-valued tensor functions in three argument tensors: the Cauchy stress tensor, the anisotropic creep-damage tensor of rank two, and a fourth-order constitutive tensor characterizing the anisotropy from, e.g., rolling.The central problem is to find an irreducible set of tensor generators involving the mentioned argument tensors and to construct an integrity basis associated with the representation of the tensor response function.In finding simplified constitutive equations for more practical use some examples are discussed.

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Untersuchung zum Net-Stress Tensor in der Kriechmechanik

Übersicht Im Aufsatz wird ein Tensor vierter Stufe eingeführt, der als linearer Operator einen net-stress Tensor mit Cauchys Spannungstensor verknüpft. Die Koordinaten dieses Tensors vierter Stufe lassen sich aus den Koordinaten eines Kriechschadentensors zweiter Stufe ermitteln.Es wird zwischen anisotroper Schadensentwicklung und ursprünglich im Werkstoff vorhandener Anisotropie unterschieden, die beispielsweise durch die Herstellung (etwa Walzvorgang) bedingt ist. Bei der Aufstellung von Stoffgleichungen sind somit drei Argumenttensoren zu berücksichtigen: Cauchys Spannungstensor, Schadenstensor zweiter Stufe und Tensor der Anfangsanisotropie vierter Stufe.Das Hauptproblem besteht darin, nicht reduzierbare Tensorgeneratoren zu finden und eine Integritätsbasis zu konstruieren, die der Darstellung angepaßt ist.Für den praktischen Gebrauch werden vereinfachte Darstellungsmöglichkeiten besprochen.

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This paper was presented at the Second Symposium on Inelastic Solids and Structures held in Bad Honnef in September 1981     

A physically-based constitutive model for anisotropic damage in rubber-toughened glassy polymers during finite deformation

The present work focuses on the development of a physically-based model for large deformation stress-strain response and anisotropic damage in rubber-toughened glassy polymers. The main features leading to a microstructural evolution (regarding cavitation, void aspect ratio, matrix plastic anisotropy and rubbery phase deformation) in rubber-toughened glassy polymers are introduced in the proposed constitutive model. The constitutive response of the glassy polymer matrix is modelled using the hyperelastic-viscoplastic model of [Boyce et al., 1988] and [Boyce et al., 2000]. The deformation mechanisms of the matrix material are accounted for by two resistances: an elastic-viscoplastic isotropic intermolecular resistance acting in parallel with a visco-hyperelastic anisotropic network resistance, each resistance being modified to account for damage effects by void growth with a variation of the void aspect ratio. The effective contribution of the hyperelastic particles to the overall composite behaviour is taken into account by treating the overall system in a composite scheme framework. The capabilities of the proposed constitutive model are checked by comparing experimental data with numerical simulations. The deformation behaviour of rubber-toughened poly(methyl methacrylate) was investigated experimentally in tension at a temperature of 80 °C and for different constant true strain rates monitored by a video-controlled technique. The reinforcing phase is of the soft core-hard shell type and its diameter is of the order of one hundred nanometers. The particle volume fraction was adjusted from 15% to 45% by increments of 5%. The stress-strain response and the inelastic volumetric strain are found to depend markedly on particle volume fraction. For a wide range of rubber volume fractions, the model simulations are in good agreement with the experimental results. Finally, a parametric analysis demonstrates the importance of accounting for void shape, matrix plastic anisotropy and rubber content.     

Incorporation of yield surface distortion in finite deformation constitutive modeling of rigid-plastic hardening materials based on the Hencky logarithmic strain

In this paper a constitutive model for rigid-plastic hardening materials based on the Hencky logarithmic strain tensor and its corotational rates is introduced. The distortional hardening is incorporated in the model using a distortional yield function. The flow rule of this model relates the corotational rate of the logarithmic strain to the difference of the Cauchy stress and the back stress tensors employing deformation-induced anisotropy tensor. Based on the Armstrong–Fredrick evolution equation the kinematic hardening constitutive equation of the proposed model expresses the corotational rate of the back stress tensor in terms of the same corotational rate of the logarithmic strain. Using logarithmic, Green–Naghdi and Jaumann corotational rates in the proposed constitutive model, the Cauchy and back stress tensors as well as subsequent yield surfaces are determined for rigid-plastic kinematic, isotropic and distortional hardening materials in the simple shear deformation. The ability of the model to properly represent the sign and magnitude of the normal stress in the simple shear deformation as well as the flattening of yield surface at the loading point and its orientation towards the loading direction are investigated. It is shown that among the different cases of using corotational rates and plastic deformation parameters in the constitutive equations, the results of the model based on the logarithmic rate and accumulated logarithmic strain are in good agreement with anticipated response of the simple shear deformation.     

A Formulation of Anisotropic Elastic Damage Using Compact Tensor Formalism

An anisotropic elastic-damage model for initially-isotropic materials is presented. The model is based on a pseudo-logarithmic second-order damage tensor rate. To derive the complete expression of the tangent stiffness entering the rate constitutive law, various tensor operations and derivatives of tensor functions must be developed. Such derivations have been performed in compact form. Some useful tensor derivatives and a table of tensor algebra operations are given in Appendix. This note should interest engineering researchers involved in the development of constitutive models through tensor formalism. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

增量型各向异性损伤理论与数值分析

考虑到目前各向异性损伤理论存在一些不足,该文在增量型各向异性损伤理论的框架下,引入二阶对称张量,构造四阶对称有效损伤张量,建立了有效应力方程．类似于塑性流动分析方法,定义了增量弹性应力．应变关系．利用von Mises塑性屈服准则,并考虑各向异性损伤效应,推导出四阶对称的弹．塑性变形损伤刚度张量,其对称性反映了材料的固有特性．根据物体的变形和现时损伤状态,构造了材料损伤演化方程,方程中各项具有明确的物理意义．通过对A12024-T3金属薄板单向拉伸的有限元分析,确定了损伤演化参数,验证了损伤演化方程的正确性．此外还对含孔口薄板做有限元模拟,讨论了反力—位移曲线的变化规律以及它所揭示变形性质,给出了损伤场的分布规律。     

On the boundary conditions of the geometrically nonlinear Kirchhoff–Love shell theory

The present paper addresses the problem of establishing the boundary conditions of a geometrically nonlinear thin shell model, especially the kinematic ones. Our model is consistently derived from general 3D continuum mechanics statements. Generalized cross-sectional strains and stresses are based on the deformation gradient and the first Piola–Kirchhoff stress tensor. Since only the bending deformation is included in this model, no special technique needs to be adopted in order to avoid shear-locking. The theory is derived in such a way that any material model can be considered as a constitutive relation, once the zero transverse normal stress assumption is properly taken into account.     

Load-induced oriented damage and anisotropy of rock-like materials

Theoretical model for deformability of brittle rock-like materials in the presence of an oriented damage of their internal structure is formulated and verified experimentally. This model is based on the assumption that non-linearity of the stress–strain curves of these materials is a result of irreversible process of oriented damage growth. It was also assumed that a material response, represented by the strain tensor, is a function of two tensorial variables: the stress tensor and the damage effect tensor that is responsible for the current state of the internal structure of the material. The explicit form of the respective non-linear stress–strain relations that account for the appropriate damage evolution equation was obtained by employing the theory of tensor function representations and by using the results of own experiments on damage growth. Such an oriented damage that grows in the material, described by the second order symmetric damage effect tensor, results in gradual development of the material anisotropy. The validity of the constitutive equations proposed was verified by using the available experimental results for concrete subjected to the plane state of stress. The relevant experimental data for sandstone and concrete subjected to tri-axial state of stress were also used.