Investigations of size effects in tensile tests based on a nonlocal micro-mechanical damage model

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL., 2003, Pages 230-243

  Yuan, Huang ^a,c   Chen, Jian ^a,d   Krompholz, Klaus ^a   Wittmann, Folker H ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c MTU AERO ENGINES GMBH   (Germany)

^d ALSTOM SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Ductile material failure; Finite element method; Gradient plasticity; Material internal length; Micro mechanical damage model; Size effect

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PLASTICITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING;

GRADIENT PLASTICITY;

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS;

EID: 0037241092     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0256(02)00403-2     Document Type: Conference Paper

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