Crack growth along an interface joining an elastic-plastic solid to a solid that does not yield plastically is studied numerically, accounting for mixed mode loading under conditions of small scale yielding. The fracture process is represented in terms of a cohesive zone model, for which the work of separation per unit area and the peak stress required for separation are basic parameters; but w...

This study investigated the impact of three commonly used cardiovascular model-assisted activities on student learning and student attitudes and perspectives about science. College students enrolled in a Human Anatomy and Physiology course were randomly assigned to one of three experimental groups (organ dissections, virtual dissections, or plastic models). Each group received a 15-min lecture ...

Here we propose a macroscopic model for elasto-plastic composite, characterized by an initial anisotropy, that can evolve during the large plastic deformation. Application to transversely isotropic and orthotropic composites will be also developed. The paper deals with anisotropic finite elasto-plastic 6-models, which accounts for the dissipative nature of the plastic flow, within the construct...

We analyze in detail the atomistic response of a model amorphous material submitted to plastic shear in the athermal, quasi-static limit. After a linear stress-strain behavior, the system undergoes a noisy plastic flow. We show that the plastic flow is spatially heterogeneous. Two kinds of plastic events occur in the system: quadrupolar localized rearrangements, and shear bands. The analysis of...

An elastic-plastic model was developed to describe the deformation and permeability of fractured rocks under confining pressure. Elastic and elastic-plastic contact models were used in the model to analyze the deformations of a representative element containing a single fracture under various confining pressures. The present work utilized elements from contact mechanics and viscous flows to der...