We analyze the initiation and development of a shear band in a thermo-elasto-viscoplastic body deformed in simple shear by tangential velocity and heat flux prescribed at the outer bounding surfaces. Unlike previous studies no defect is introduced to initiate a shear band. The prescribed heat flux acts as a defect, and the shear band initiation time depends upon it. 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All right...

We describe the use of textile sensors mounted in a garment sleeve to detect affective gestures. The ‘ Sensor Sleeve’ is part of a larger project to explore the role of affect in communications. Pressure activated, capacitive and elasto-resistive sensors are investigated and their relative merits reported on. An implemented application is outlined in which a cellphone receives messages derived ...

In this Part I, of a two-part paper, we present a detailed continuum-mechanical development of a thermomechanically coupled elasto-viscoplasticity theory to model the strain rate and temperature dependent largedeformation response of amorphous polymeric materials. Such a theory, when further specialized (Part II) should be useful for modeling and simulation of the thermo-mechanical response of ...

Nowadays, the use of advanced software technologies, especially symbolic and algebraic systems, object oriented techniques and automatic differentiation tools, can influence directly on how the mechanical problem and numerical model are postulated and solved, leading to cooperative problem solving in computational mechanics. Emphasis in the paper will be given to direct analyses of complex elas...

A finite element model has been developed to simulate nonlinear response of piles/drilled piers under axial loading. The nonlinear stress-strain behaviors of soils are modeled via Drucker-Prager and von Mises type plasticity. A parametric study is carried out to address the influence of various factors, such as soil friction approximation, dilatancy, effect of interface element and shear streng...

We consider control problems for the variational inequality describing a single degree of freedom elasto-plastic oscillator. We are particularly interested in finding the ”critical excitation”, i.e., the lowest energy input excitation that drives the system between the prescribed initial and final states within a given time span. This is a control problem for a state evolution described by a va...

In this study, the hydrogen transport phenomenon was numerically evaluated by using hydrogen-enhanced localized plasticity (HELP) mechanisms. Two dominant governing equations, namely, the hydrogen transport model and the elasto-plastic model, were introduced. In addition, the implicitly formulated equations of the governing equations were implemented into ABAQUS UMAT user-defined subroutines. T...

The question of ‘generalization’ to finite strains of the constitutive relations of infinitesimal strain theory of elasticity, and classical elasto-plasticity with isotropic and kinematic hardening, is critically examined. Simple generalizations, which lead to physically plausible material behaviour, are presented. The current controversies surrounding (i) the choice of stress-rate in the above...

A continuum-based micromechanical model is employed for the prediction of the elasto-plastic behavior of periodic microstructural arrays that can generate negative values of Poisson's ratios. The combined effects of the negative Poisson's ratio generated by the array microstructure and the elastoplastic behavior of the constituents are studied. A design methodology for the determination of the ...

A 3D finite element model (FEM) for predicting the distribution of lateral pressure in a square flexible walled steel silo during filling phase was analyzed this study. The numerical approach, developed using Abaqus software, predicts stress state bulk solids, as well pressures exerted on walls. An elasto-plastic Drucker–Prager criterion employed to simulate behavior granular materials. FEM sim...