6.8 Isochoric Plastic Deformation

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In the previous derivation, the volume-preserving aspect of plastic deformation (Equation

(6.49)) has not been taken into account (Simo and Miehe 1992). Indeed, J p = 1 implies

detCp1 = 1 (6.257)

and accordingly,

˙

detCp1 = 0 (6.258)

or

detCp1

Cp1 :

˙

Cp1 = 0. (6.259)

Using Equation (1.509) for the derivative of the third invariant of a matrix, this yields

˙

Cp1 : Cp = 0 (6.260)

which does not agree with the assumption in Equation (6.124):

TR(

˙

Cp1

) = ˙

Cp1 : C = 0. (6.261)

Accordingly, it looks as if Equation (6.177) does not hold and Equation (6.179) yields

DEVn+1Cp1

n+1 and not Cp1

n+1. However, we know that (Equation (6.48))

Cp1 = DEVCp1 + 13

TR(Cp1

)C

1 (6.262)

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which implies that the knowledge of TRn+1(Cp1

n+1) suffices to determine Cp1

n+1. Defining

the invariants of Cp1

n+1 by

J1Cp1 := Cp1 : C = trbe (6.263)

J2Cp1 := (Cp1 · C · Cp1

) : C = trbe2 (6.264)

J3Cp1 := (Cp1 · C · Cp1 · C · Cp1

) : C = trbe3 (6.265)

one arrives at, Equations (4.304) to (4.306)

I1Cp1 = J1Cp1 = I1be (6.266)

I2Cp1 = 12

(J 2

1Cp1 J2Cp1 ) = I2be (6.267)

I3Cp1 = DETCp1 = 16

(2J3Cp1 + J 3

1Cp1 3J1Cp1J2Cp1 ) = I3be . (6.268)

Since

Cp1 = F

1 · be · F

T (6.269)

one finds

detCp1 = 1 det be = DETCp1 = J 2. (6.270)

Let us, for the simplicity of notation, denote Cp1 by A in what follows. The eigenvalues

satisfy the characteristic equation:

_3

A

I1A_2

A

+ I2A_A I3A = 0. (6.271)

The same applies to the eigenvalues and invariants of DEVA:

_3

DEVA

+ I2DEVA_DEVA I3DEVA = 0 (6.272)

since

I1A = TR(DEVA) = 0. (6.273)

The eigenvalues of A and DEVA are related by

_DEVA = _A 13

I1A. (6.274)

Accordingly, Equation (6.272) reduces to

(_A 13

I1A)3 + I2DEVA(_A 13

I1A) I3A = 0. (6.275)

Expanding Equation (6.275) and substituting Equation (6.272) yields

I3A I2A_A + 13

_AI 2

1A

(13

I1A)3 + I2DEVA_A (13

I1A)I2DEVA I3DEVA = 0.

(6.276)

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This equation contains the unknowns I1A, I2A, I3A and _A and the known quantities

I2DEVA and I3DEVA. Ultimately, we are looking for I1A. From Equation (6.270), we know

that I3A = J 2. To eliminate I2A, the following equation is used:

TR[(DEVA)2] = TR(A2) 13

[TR(A)]2 (6.277)

which can be obtained by simple expansion. Accordingly,

J2DEVA = J2A 13

J 2

1A (6.278)

or, using Equations (6.266) to (6.268),

I2A = 13

I 2

1A

+ I2DEVA. (6.279)

Substitution of Equation (6.279) into Equation (6.276) yields

(13

I1A)3 + (13

I1A)I2DEVA + (I3DEVA J 2) = 0. (6.280)

This is a cubic equation in I1A = TRCp1, which can be solved explicitly (Abramowitz

and Stegun 1972).

The condition in Equation (6.261) was actually also used to determine μn+1 (see

Equations (6.149)–(6.152)). Since at this point TRCp1 is not necessarily constant in time,

the result of Equation (6.280) allows for an update of μn+1 and an iterative procedure

ensues.