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An additive theory for finite elastic–plastic deformations of the micropolar continuous media

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In this paper, the method of additive plasticity at finite deformations is generalized to the micropolar continuous media. It is shown that the non-symmetric rate of deformation tensor and gradient of gyration vector could be decomposed into elastic and plastic parts. For the finite elastic deformation, the micropolar hypo-elastic constitutive equations for isotropic micropolar materials are considered. Concerning the additive decomposition and the micropolar hypo-elasticity as the basic tools, an elastic–plastic formulation consisting of an arbitrary number of internal variables and arbitrary form of plastic flow rule is derived. The localization conditions for the micropolar material obeying the developed elastic–plastic constitutive equations are investigated. It is shown that in the proposed formulation, the rate of skew-symmetric part of the stress tensor does not exhibit any jump across the singular surface. As an example, a generalization of the Drucker–Prager yield criterion to the micropolar continuum through a generalized form of the J 2-flow theory incorporating isotropic and kinematic hardenings is introduced.

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  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Institute for Nano Science and Technology, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

    R. Naghdabadi

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Ramezani, S., Naghdabadi, R. & Sohrabpour, S. An additive theory for finite elastic–plastic deformations of the micropolar continuous media. Acta Mech 206, 81–93 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-008-0084-9

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