Uniqueness, loss of ellipticity and localization for the time-discretized, rate-dependent boundary value problem with softening

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 864-882

  Benallal, A ^a   Berstad, T ^b,c   Borvik T ^b   Hopperstad, O S ^b  

^a Grande Voie des Vignes   (France)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Loss of ellipticity; Rate dependent materials; Softening; Time discretization

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; NUMBER THEORY;

ELASTIC VISCOPLASTIC; INITIAL-BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; LOSS OF ELLIPTICITY; RATE-DEPENDENT MATERIALS; RATE-INDEPENDENT MATERIALS; SOFTENING; SPATIAL DISCRETIZATIONS; TIME DISCRETIZATION;

INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS;

EID: 78049302125     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2931     Document Type: Article

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