Numerical Modelling of Material Deformation Processes

I. Introduction to Plasticity Theory. - 1 Classical Plasticity. - 2 Finite Deformation of Solids. - 3 Isotropic Plasticity. - 4 Anisotropic Plasticity. - II. Review of Numerical Techniques in Material Deformation Processes. - 5 The Upper Bound Method. - 6 Boundary-Element Analysis of Forming Processes. - 7 The Rigid-Plastic Finite-Element Method for Simulation of Deformation Processing. - 8 The Viscoplastic Approach for the Finite-Element Modelling of Metal-Forming Processes. - 9 The Elastic-Plastic Finite-Element Method. - III. Specialized Applications and Topics. - 10 Numerical Modelling of Forging. - 11 Rolling Process Modelling. - 12 Extrusion and Drawing. - 13 Numerical Modelling of Sheet Metal-Forming Problems. - 14 Forming of Metal Matrix Composites. - 15 Finite-Element Analysis of the Superplastic Forming of Thin Sheet Components. - 16 Fracture in Forming Processes. - IV. Computer Integrated Systems. - 17 Integration of Numerical Modelling and CAD/CAM Systems. - 18 Application of Knowledge-Based Techniques. Language: English