Cyclic Metal Plasticity Model Parameters with Limited Information: Constrained Optimization Approach

AbstractTensile test data for structural steels are ubiquitous. However, the information monotonic loading provides with respect to the material’s characteristics is limited. Notably, features of inelastic response to cyclic loading, such as the Bauschinger effect, cannot be determined without testi...

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Published in:Journal of engineering mechanics 2021-07, Vol.147 (7)
Main Authors: Castro e Sousa, Albano de, Hartloper, Alexander R, Lignos, Dimitrios G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bauschinger effect
Constraints
Cyclic loads
Mathematical models
Optimization
Parameters
Structural steels
Technical Papers
Tensile tests
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Summary:AbstractTensile test data for structural steels are ubiquitous. However, the information monotonic loading provides with respect to the material’s characteristics is limited. Notably, features of inelastic response to cyclic loading, such as the Bauschinger effect, cannot be determined without testing with a load reversal protocol. This study aimed at addressing this shortcoming by formulating a constrained optimization problem that provided best-fit material parameters to a tensile test while simultaneously imposing representative cyclic properties for structural steels. Recommendations on constraints were given. Results demonstrated that improvements can be achieved when compared to: (1) direct fits to tensile data and (2) input model parameters from the same steel material but from different batches calibrated to a wide range of strain-based protocols. Given the available data, it is concluded that simpler models with one backstress tend to perform best with the proposed constraints.
ISSN:0733-9399
1943-7889
DOI:10.1061/(ASCE)EM.1943-7889.0001922