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An outline of hypoplasticity

Hauptzüge der Hypoplastizität

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The so-called hypoelastic constitutive equations, defined by the equationℸ=h(T, D), are limited by the requirement thath is linear inD. Dropping this requirement and retaining positive homogeneity of the first degreen inD leads to a broader class of equations which can be calledhypoplastic. Such equations are appropriate to describe the anelastic behaviour of granular materials. Some properties of hypoplastic equations are discussed in this paper including the new notions of yield and bound surfaces which are given a completely different meaning than in classical elastoplasticity. Possiblities to enlarge hypoplasticity towards rate-dependence and more complex intrinsic memory of the material are pointed to.

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Die sogenannten hypoelastischen Stoffgleichungen, die durch die Gleichungℸ=h(T, D) definiert sind, werden durch die Forderung, daßh linear inD sein soll, eingeschränkt. Der Ersatz dieser Forderung rung durch die schw]:achere Forderung, daßh positiv homogen 1. Ordnung inD sein soll, führt zu einer breiteren Gruppe von Stoffgleichungen, die alshypoplastisch bezeichnet werden können. Sie sind gut geeignet, das anelastische Verhalten von Granulaten zu beschreiben. Einige ihrer Eigenschaften werden in dieser Arbeit diskutiert einschließlich der Fließ-und Grenzflächen, welchen eine total andere Bedeutung als in der klassischen Plastizitätstheorie zukommt. Möglichkeiten zur Erweiterung der vorgeschlagenen Theorie in Richtung von geschwindigkeitsabhängigen Stoffen und Stoffen mit einem komplexen Gedächtnis werden aufgezeigt.

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Kolymbas, D. An outline of hypoplasticity. Arch. Appl. Mech. 61, 143–151 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00788048

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