Sierra/SolidMechanics 4.50 Theory Manual

Technical Report · Mon Sep 24 00:00:00 EDT 2018

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1475099· OSTI ID:1475099

Merewether, Mark Thomas ^[1]; Plews, Julia A. ^[1]; Crane, Nathan K. ^[1]; de Frias, Gabriel Jose ^[1]; Le, San ^[1]; Littlewood, David John ^[1]; Mosby, Matthew David ^[1]; Pierson, Kendall H. ^[1]; Porter, Vicki L. ^[1]; Shelton, Timothy ^[1]; Thomas, Jesse David ^[1]; Tupek, Michael R. ^[1]; Veilleux, Michael ^[1]; Xavier, Patrick G. ^[1]; Manktelow, Kevin ^[1]; Clutz, Christopher J. R. ^[1]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Presented in this document are the theoretical aspects of capabilities contained in the Sierra / SM code. This manuscript serves as an ideal starting point for understanding the theoretical foundations of the code. For a comprehensive study of these capabilities, the reader is encouraged to explore the many references to scientific articles and textbooks contained in this manual. It is important to point out that some capabilities are still in development and may not be presented in this document. Further updates to this manuscript will be made as these capabilities come closer to production level.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States); Sandia National Lab. (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• Contributing Organization: SIERRA Solid Mechanics Team
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000; NA0003525
• OSTI ID: 1475099
• Report Number(s): SAND-2018-10680; 668253
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English