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...

this paper is on the elasto-plastic analysis of plane stress problems. a five-parameter yield surface is presented. this yield criterion uses associate flow along with mixed hardening rule. the analytical formulations are written and related computer program for non-linear analysis is prepared. finally, based on the formulations, numerical examples are solved.

Simple and economical procedures for large-deformation elasto-plastic analysis of frames, whose members can be characterized as beams, are presented. An assumed stress approach is employed to derive the tangent stiffness of the beam, subjected in general to non-conservative type distributed loading. The beam is assumed to undergo arbitrarily large rigid rotations but small axial stretch and rel...

This paper is on the elasto-plastic analysis of plane stress problems. A five-parameter yield surface is presented. This yield criterion uses associate flow along with mixed hardening rule. The analytical formulations are written and related computer program for non-linear analysis is prepared. Finally, based on the formulations, numerical examples are solved.

In this paper a robust and efficient methodology is presented for treating large-scale reliability-based, structural optimization problems. The optimization part is performed with evolution strategies, while the reliability analysis is carried out with the Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) method incorporating the importance sampling technique for the reduction of the sample size. The elasto-plastic...

A large number of cyclic torsional shear tests on saturated soft clay under unconsolidated undrained condition have been carried out. The changing law between accumulative generalized shear strains vs. failure numbers has been analyzed and a cyclic shear strength curve has been received based on cyclic torsional shear tests. According to the test results, the criterion of saturated soft clay is...

A new approach for generating stress-constrained topological designs in continua is presented. The main novelty is in the use of elasto-plastic modeling and in optimizing the design such that it will exhibit a linear-elastic response. This is achieved by imposing a single global constraint on the total sum of equivalent plastic strains, providing accurate control over all local stress violation...

57 A methodology for interpreting instrumented sharp indentation with dual sharp indenters with different tip apex 58 angles is presented by recourse to computational modeling within the context of finite element analysis. The forward 59 problem predicts an indentation response from a given set of elasto-plastic properties, whereas the reverse analysis 60 seeks to extract elasto-plastic propert...