Numerical simulations have become essential in engineering and manufacturing processes
involving plasticity. The reliability and effectiveness of the simulations depend strongly on …

The aim of the present study is to explore the combination of a biaxial test with a cruciform
specimen and the virtual fields method to develop an efficient strategy for simultaneous …

The hydraulic bulge test (HBT) is an important experimental technique to identify the
properties of materials and, in particular, metals. One of the main advantages of such …

This work introduces a finite element model updating (FEMU) identification scheme to
determine the material parameters of an anisotropic metal plasticity model. Surround digital …

Background For the static loading test in the aerospace field, conventional strain field
reconstruction methods relying on finite element analysis (FEA) or test data are difficult to …

The material characterization at high strain rates still has room for improvements, especially
regarding the possible interactions between strain, strain rate and temperature effects. Some …

The identification accuracy of material model parameters is essential for accurately
predicting the deformation behavior of metallic materials (eg, metal forming) using a finite …

The accurate characterization of the anisotropic thermal-mechanical constitutive properties
of structural sheet metals at elevated temperatures and under nonuniform stress/strain states …

The usual elastoplastic characterization of metals consists of determining the experimental
tensile true stress-true strain curve (true curve) and of correcting it for the post-necking …

Residual stress has been empirically utilized for industrial applications to control material
strength and shape of fragments. The interaction between the dynamically growing cracks …