Thermomechanics of Plasticity and Fracture

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Author: Gerard A. Maugin

ISBN-10: 0521394767

ISBN-13: 9780521394765

Category: Structural Engineering - General & Miscellaneous

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This book concentrates upon the mathematical theory of plasticity and fracture as opposed to the physical theory of these fields, presented in the thermomechanical framework.

PrefaceHistorical perspectiveNotation1Introduction to plasticity: experimental facts12Thermomechanics of elastoviscoplastic continua303Small-strain elastoplasticity504Problems in perfect elastoplasticity695Elastoplasticity with strain-hardening946Elements of limit analysis1217Crack propagation and fracture mechanics1368Elastoplasticity with finite strains1629Homogenization of elastoplastic composites17410Coupling between plasticity and damage20611Numerical solution of plasticity problems21912Experimental study using infrared thermography245Appendix 1 Thermodynamics of continuous media262Appendix 2 Convexity283Appendix 3 Analytic solutions of some problems in elastoplasticity293Appendix 4 Analytic computation of stress-intensity factors313Further reading324Bibliography326Index341