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Programme
Day 1 August 31st
9.00-11.00
Computational plasticity - Basic principles and theory, D. Peric
ˇ Introduction to elasto-plasticity and viscoplasticity
ˇ The basic approach to incremental solution - consistent linearisation
ˇ Finite element modelling
11.00-11.30 Coffee
11.30-13.30
Elasto-plasticity/viscoplasticity with finite strains, D. Peric and E. A. de Souza Neto
ˇ Fundamentals
ˇ Constitutive modelling - Hyperelastic & plasticity relations
ˇ Operator split methodology for numerical integration of the constitutive model
ˇ Mesh adaptivity procedures
13.30-15.00 Lunch
15.00-16.30
Further issues in plasticity modelling, E. A. de Souza Neto
ˇ Treatment of singular and other yield surfaces
ˇ Element formulation for near-incompressibility
16.30-17.00 Coffee
17.00-18.00
Explicit time integration procedures for solids and shells, E. Oņate
ˇ Finite element formulation and implementation
ˇ Applications to metal forming problems
Day 2 September 1st
9.00-10.00
Thermo-mechanical problems with frictional contact, C. Agelet de Saracibar
ˇ Fundamentals formulation
ˇ Finite element formulation
ˇ Applications to metal forming problems
10.00-11.00
Plastic damage approach to fatigue analysis, S. Oller
ˇ Concepts of fatigue damage
ˇ Computational formulation
ˇ Numerical examples
11.00-11.30 Coffee
11.30-12.30
Strain localisation and size effect in J2 plasticity, M. Cervera and M. Chiumenti
ˇ Discrete and smeared approaches
ˇ Weak and strong discontinuities
ˇ Local and non-local models
ˇ Numerical examples
12.30-13.30
Discrete element approaches to multi-fracturing solids, D.R.J. Owen
ˇ Fundamentals of discrete elements
ˇ Continuum to discrete transformation
ˇ Coupled field problems
ˇ Numerical examples
13.30-15.00 Lunch
15.00-16.30
Introduction to multi-scale modelling, E.A. de Souza Neto
ˇ Fundamentals
ˇ Computational modelling
ˇ Applications
16.30-17.30
General discussion & Course closure
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