A discontinuous Galerkin formulation for classical and gradient plasticity - Part 1: Formulation and analysis

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 196, Issue 37-40 SPEC. ISS., 2007, Pages 3881-3897

  Djoko, J K ^a   Ebobisse, F ^a   McBride, A T ^a   Reddy, B D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Convergence; Discontinuous Galerkin; Elastoplasticity; Gradient plasticity; Variational inequality

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; GALERKIN METHODS; LAPLACE EQUATION;

DISCONTINUOUS GALERKIN FORMULATION; GRADIENT PLASTICITY; VARIATIONAL INEQUALITY; VON MISES YIELD FUNCTION;

PLASTICITY;

ELASTOPLASTICITY; ERROR ANALYSIS; GALERKIN METHODS; LAPLACE EQUATION; PLASTICITY;

EID: 34447103174     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2006.10.045     Document Type: Article

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