A finite-strain elastic-plastic Cosserat theory for polycrystals with grain rotations

International Journal of Engineering Science

Volumn 44, Issue 8-9, 2006, Pages 574-594

  Neff, Patrizio ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Microstructure; Plasticity; Polar materials; Viscoplasticity

Indexed keywords

DECOMPOSITION; FRACTURE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSORS; VISCOPLASTICITY;

COSSERAT THEORY; ELASTIC-PLASTIC; FINITE-STRAIN; GRAIN ROTATIONS; POLAR-MATERIALS;

POLYCRYSTALS;

EID: 33746562367     PISSN: 00207225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijengsci.2006.04.002     Document Type: Article

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