Implementation of material models for high strain rate applications as user-subroutines in abaqus/explicit

Includes bibliographical references. === The general purpose finite element program, Abaqus, has the facility to allow users to supplement its existing material model library with user-defined material models (VUMATs). This thesis involves the implementation and verification of the Johnson-Cook and...

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Main Author: Bonorchis, Dean
Other Authors: Cloete, T J
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17954