Analysis of size effects based on a symmetric lower-order gradient plasticity model

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 19, Issue 1-4, 2000, Pages 143-157

  Yuan, Huang ^a,b   Chen, Jian ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Finite element method; Gradient dependent plasticity; Meso mechanics; Mirco indentation; Size effects; Strain gradients

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000287211     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0927-0256(00)00149-x     Document Type: Article

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