Micro-pillar plasticity: 2.5D mesoscopic simulations

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1459-1469

  Benzerga, A Amine ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crystal plasticity; Dislocation dynamics; Dislocations; Finite elements; Size effects

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL PLASTICITY; DISLOCATION DYNAMICS; DISLOCATIONS; FINITE ELEMENTS; SIZE EFFECTS;

DYNAMICS; HARDENING; PLANTS (BOTANY); PLASTICITY;

DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS);

EID: 68049087642     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2009.06.003     Document Type: Article

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