Numerical investigation of theories of strain-gradient plasticity

In this work, a higher-order irrotational strain gradient plasticity theory is studied in the small strain regime. This theory is based on that originally developed by Gurtin and Anand, and includes both dissipative and energetic contributions. A detailed numerical study is based on the problem of s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mhlongo, Nothando Precious
Other Authors: Reddy, Batmanathan D.
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Science 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/30048