Section 8
7 Solid Mechanics Part II Kelly 3148
7 Associated and Non-associated Flow Rules Recall the Levy-Mises flow rule, Eqn
3, ijpijsddλε= (8
1) The plastic multiplier can be determined from the hardening rule
Given the hardening rule one can more generally, instead of the particular flow rule 8
1, write ijpijGddλε=, (8
2) where ijG is some function of the stresses and perhaps other quantities, for example the hardening parameters
It is symmetric because the strains are symmetric
A wide class of material behaviour (perhaps all that one would realistically be interested in) can be modelled using the general form ijpijgddσλε∂∂=
3) Here, g is a scalar function which, when differentiated with respect to the stresses, gives the plastic strains
It is called the plastic po