Basic strain gradient plasticity theories with application to constrained film deformation

Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures

Volumn 6, Issue 1-4, 2011, Pages 395-416

  Niordson, Christian F ^a   Hutchinson, John W ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Metallic bonding layers; Plasticity; Size effects; Strain gradient plasticity

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE RELATIONS; CONSTRAINED DEFORMATIONS; CONSTRAINED FILMS; DEFORMATION THEORY; ELASTIC-PLASTIC; FLOW THEORIES; METALLIC BONDING LAYERS; PLASTIC DISSIPATION; POWER-LAW; PROBLEM-BASED; SIZE EFFECTS; STRAIN GRADIENT PLASTICITY; STRAIN GRADIENT PLASTICITY THEORY; STRAIN GRADIENTS; VARIATIONAL FORMULATION;

DEFORMATION; FILMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLASTICITY;

STRAIN RATE;

EID: 79960486422     PISSN: 15593959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2140/jomms.2011.6.395     Document Type: Article

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