Section headings and selected papers: Preface. Keynote Papers. Dynamic
analysis of shear flow of granular materials (A.J.M. Spencer). 3-D simulation of curved
dislocations: discretization and long range interactions (H.M. Zbib et al.).
Constitutive modeling of cyclic plasticity with emphasis on ratchetting (N. Ohno). Plastic
inversion and nosing of metal tubes used as impact energy absorbers (S.R. Reid, J.J.
Harrigan). The speed of propagation of an adiabatic shear band in thermoviscoplastic
materials (R.C. Batra). Constitutive modeling of plastic flow accounting for micro-shear
banding (R.B. Pecherski). A chain-network model simulating macro mechanical behavior
and micro damage evolution of in situ reinforced ceramics (N. Liang et
al.). Transformation induced plasticity revised: an updated formulation (F.D. Fischer,
K. Tanaka). Finite element analysis of workability of some bulk forming processes (A.S.
Wifi et al.). Constitutive Modeling. Inelastic constitutive model
considering viscosity and ageing (K. Kaneko et al.). Correspondence between
strain path and stress path in plastic deformation (H. Moritoki, E. Okuyama). Unified
approach to constitutive modeling: plasticity and creep (H. Ishikawa, K. Sasaki). Evaluation
of constitutive model on thermal ratchetting experiments (P. Geyer et al.).
Microscopic deformation behavior of polycrystalline metals during cyclic plastic deformation
(I. Shimizu et al.). Damage and Fracture. Modeling of irradiation
embrittlement of elastic-plastic materials based on damage mechanics (M. Jincho et
al.). Studies on low-cycle fatigue strength and fatigue crack propagation rate for
structural materials (A. Morimoto et al.). Crystal Plasticity. Parametric
description of plastic deformation of inhomogeneous material such as polycrystals (T. Abe,
Y. Hayashi). Polycrystalline model analysis for determination of constitutive parameters (M.
Goya, K. Ito). Dynamic and Rate Dependent Plasticity. The stress–strain rate type
constitutive model based on Gurson's yield function for dynamic micro-void processes (Y.
Yin, T. Tsuta). New information concerning the low-temperature superplasticity of middle
and high-carbon steels (S. Rusz et al.). Geo- and Porous Materials and
Composites. A two-surface model for various developments of dilatancy of a silty clay
(S. Kiyama, T. Hasegawa). A fully implicit numerical integration of a three-dimensional
elastoplastic model for sand (A.E. Groen, R. de Borst). Micromechanics, Molecular
Dynamics and Dislocation Patterns. Mesoscopic non-local properties by linking
approach of generalized continuum to atomistic model (Y. Shibutani et al.).
Charge-density waves in a dislocation ensemble in the course of plastic deformation (I.L.
Maksimov, G.F. Sarafanov). Material Instability and Strain Localization. Dynamic and quasi-static characteristics of gradient-dependent viscoplastic model (F. Oka et al.). Necking of biaxially stretched thin sheets modelled by a nonlocal plasticity theory (L.P. Mikkelsen). Nucleation, Consolidation and Phase
Transformation. Deformation by moving interfaces: from single crystal experiments to
the modelling of industrial SMA (P. Sittner et al.). Modeling the solidification and
the solid state transformations of Fe–C–Si ternary ductile cast iron (A. Almansour et
al.). Sheet Metal Forming. Anisotropic yield surfaces and forming limits of
textured sheets (W.H. Tai, W.B. Lee). Finite element analysis of formability in hemispherical
stretching experiments (S. Fromentin et al.). Deep drawability of sheet metal
laminates (R. Hino et al.). Analysis of Metal Forming Processes.
Simulation of deformation and temperature in multipass tube rolling (K. Komori). Drilled-surface plastic zone and strain in 304 stainless steel by the subsequent recrystallizations
technique (Y. Iino, N. Saito). Engineering Applications. Plastic collapse of circular tubes under combined bending and torsion (T.Y. Reddy et al.). Deformation of perforated
sheets under biaxial stress state (S.C. Baik et al.). Grid marking by embossing (R.
Čada). Surface deformation of sapphire induced by spherical indenter (R. Nowak). Author index.