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A Primer on Plasticity

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This chapter surveys fundamental aspects of the modern theory of finite elastoplasticity. We emphasize the now-ubiquitous decomposition of the deformation into elastic and plastic parts, the central roles played by dissipation and material symmetry, and a framework for the modeling of scale-dependent work hardening in crystalline and isotropic materials.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    David J. Steigmann

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  1. Department of Continuum Mechanics and Structures, Escuela de Caminos, Canales y Puertos, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    José Merodio

  2. School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK

    Raymond Ogden

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Steigmann, D.J. (2020). A Primer on Plasticity. In: Merodio, J., Ogden, R. (eds) Constitutive Modelling of Solid Continua. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications, vol 262. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-31547-4_5

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