The Mechanics of Constitutive Modeling
- 1st Edition - September 28, 2005
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- Authors: Niels Saabye Ottosen, Matti Ristinmaa
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 4 4 6 0 6 - 6
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 9 7 2 3 1 - 2
Constitutive modelling is the mathematical description of how materials respond to various loadings. This is the most intensely researched field within solid mechanics because of… Read more
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Request a sales quoteConstitutive modelling is the mathematical description of how materials respond to various loadings. This is the most intensely researched field within solid mechanics because of its complexity and the importance of accurate constitutive models for practical engineering problems.
Topics covered include:
Elasticity - Plasticity theory - Creep theory - The nonlinear finite element method - Solution of nonlinear equilibrium equations - Integration of elastoplastic constitutive equations - The thermodynamic framework for constitutive modelling – Thermoplasticity - Uniqueness and discontinuous bifurcations
Topics covered include:
Elasticity - Plasticity theory - Creep theory - The nonlinear finite element method - Solution of nonlinear equilibrium equations - Integration of elastoplastic constitutive equations - The thermodynamic framework for constitutive modelling – Thermoplasticity - Uniqueness and discontinuous bifurcations
• More comprehensive in scope than competitive titles, with detailed discussion of thermodynamics and numerical methods.
• Offers appropriate strategies for numerical solution, illustrated by discussion of specific models.
• Demonstrates each topic in a complete and self-contained framework, with extensive referencing.
• Offers appropriate strategies for numerical solution, illustrated by discussion of specific models.
• Demonstrates each topic in a complete and self-contained framework, with extensive referencing.
Postgraduates and researchers in solid mechanics and computational mechanics; Well suited for a postgraduate course. The general, comprehensive nature of this title makes it valuable to postgraduates and researchers in civil engineering and materials engineering, and to undergraduates.
- Edition: 1
- Published: September 28, 2005
- Imprint: Elsevier Science
- No. of pages: 700
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780080446066
- Paperback ISBN: 9780080972312
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Niels Saabye Ottosen
has been a Professor in the Solid Mechanics Division, Lund University, Sweden since 1991. His research is focused in continuum mechanics, material modeling, and finite element method.
Affiliations and expertise
Solid Mechanics Division, Lund University, SwedenMR
Matti Ristinmaa
Affiliations and expertise
Solid Mechanics Division, Lund University, SwedenRead The Mechanics of Constitutive Modeling on ScienceDirect