A Contribution to the Modeling of Metal Plasticity and Fracture: From Continuum to Discrete Descriptions

The objective of this dissertation is to further the understanding of inelastic behavior in metallic materials. Despite the increasing use of polymeric composites in aircraft structures, high specific strength metals continue to be used in key components such as airframe, fuselage, wings, landing ge...

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Main Author: Keralavarma, Shyam Mohan
Other Authors: Benzerga, Amine
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-12-10342