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A covariance condition in finite plasticity and related constitutive results
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A covariance condition in finite plasticity and related constitutive results

Jia Lu
Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und Physik, Vol.57(2), pp.313-323
03/2006
DOI: 10.1007/s00033-005-0010-0

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Abstract

This article investigates the role of covariance in a theory of finite strain plasticity based on the multiplicative decomposition of the deformation gradient. A covariance description for the energy function is developed, and the nature of referential covariance is explored. The implications of the covariance condition on the flow rule and the elastic-plastic tangent tensor are discussed.

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