Approximation of the Norton–Hoff plasticity model with isotropic hardening through Cosserat plasticity
Arch. Mech. 66 (1), 37-54, 2014
Keywords: Cosserat model; Norton-Hoff model; isotropic hardening; elasto-plastic deformations
Abstract
In this paper the regularizing properties of Cosserat elasto-plastic models in a geometrically linear setting are investigated. For vanishing Cosserat effects it is shown that the Norton–Hoff model with isotropic hardening is approximated by the model with microrotations.