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Title: The formation of a yield-surface vertex in rock

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OSTI ID:5528462

Microstructural models of deformation of polycrystalline materials suggest that inelastic deformation leads to the formation of a corner or vertex at the current load point. This vertex can cause the response to non-proportional loading to be more compliant than predicted by the smooth yield-surface idealization. Combined compression-torsion experiments on Tennessee marble indicate that a vertex forms during inelastic flow. An important implication is that strain localization by bifurcation occurs earlier than predicted by bifurcation analysis using isotropic hardening.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
5528462
Report Number(s):
SAND-92-0008C; CONF-920634-8; ON: DE92006809
Resource Relation:
Conference: 33. US symposium on rock mechanics, Santa Fe, NM (United States), 8-10 Jun 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English