Unconventional Elastoplasticity Model: Subloading Surface Model

Abstract

Elastoplastic constitutive equations with the yield surface enclosing the elastic domain possess many limitations in the description of elastoplastic deformation, as explained in the last chapter. They are designated as the conventional model in Drucker’s (1988) classification of plasticity models. Various unconventional elastoplasticity models have been proposed, which are intended to describe the plastic strain rate induced by the rate of stress inside the yield surface. Among them, the subloading surface model is the only pertinent model fulfilling the mechanical requirements for elastoplastic constitutive equations. These mechanical requirements are first described and then the subloading surface model is explained in detail.