The parametric variational principle for Perzyna model in viscoplasticity

This paper presents the parametric variational principle for Perzyna model which isone of the main constitutive relations of viscoplasticity.The principle,by which the potentialenergy function is minimized under a constrained condition transformed by the constitutiverelations of viscoplasticity,is free from the bound of Drucker’s postulate of plastic flow andconsequently suitable for solving the nonassociated plastic flow problems.Furthermore,the paper has proven the presented principle and discussed the creep problem.