60
Tvergaard /24/ modified the above yield function by two coefficients,
q
1
;
q
2
, as
follows
݂ ൌ ሺ
ߪ
ത
ߪ
ത
ெ
⁄ ሻ
ଶ
2߱
ݍ
ଵ
ܿ
ݏ
݄ ൬ 1 2 ࣲ
ݍ
ଶ
ݎݐ
T
ߪ
ത
ெ
൰ െ 1 െ ሺ
ݍ
ଵ
߱ሻ
ଶ
ൌ 0
(70)
He suggested
q
1
= 1.5,
q
2
= 1 as an improvement.
A5-2. Void behaviour is governed by the following evolution
߱ሶ ൌ ሺ1 െ ߱ሻ
ߝݎݐ
ሶ ࣜ
ଵ
ߝ
ҧ
ሶ
ெ
ࣜ
ଵ
ߝ
ҧ
ሶ
ெ
ࣜ
ଶ
܂ݎݐ
ሶ
(71)
where first term is responsible for void growth, while
ࣜ
ଵ
0, ࣜ
ଶ
0
describe void
coalescence according to /24/. It is assumed here that void coalescence appears at some
critical
߱
כ
when instability abruptly leads to fracture. According to Gurson's assump-
tions
߱
כ
ൌ 1,
but Anderson, 1977, suggests
߱
כ
ൌ 0.25
for the growth of a spherical void
in the stress field in front of a crack tip. In the sequel
ࣜ
ଵ
and
ࣜ
ଶ
are neglected (Gurson
assumed
ࣜ
ଵ
ൌ 0, ࣜ
ଶ
ൌ 0
).
A5-3. Equality of plastic work by matrix stress and strain versus work done by
average stress and strain leads to
ݎݐ
ሼT
ߝ
ሶሽ ൌ ሺ1 െ ߱ሻ
ߪ
ത
ெ
ߝ
ҧ
ሶ
ெ
or
ߪ
ߝ
ሶ
ൌ ሺ1 െ ߱ሻ
ߪ
ത
ெ
ߝ
ҧ
ሶ
ெ
(72)
A5-4. An associate flow rule is postulated in the common form
ߝ
ሶ ൌ
ר
߲݂ ߲T or
ߝ
ሶ
ൌ
ר
߲݂ ߲
ߪ
(73)
In the standard way scalar function
ר
is found either from consistency condition
݂ ሶ ൌ 0
(rate independent plasticity) or it is a given function of stress and plastic strain
(viscoplasticity).
Analysis
In the sequel it is supposed that
ࣲ ൌ 1
, i.e. voids have approximately spherical shape.
Consider as in /18/ perfectly plastic matrix characterized by:
ߪ
ത
ெ
ൌ
ߪ
ൌ ܿ݊
ݐݏ
(74)
in plastic range. Then time differentiation of Eq. (69) combined with Eqs. (71) and (73)
gives us plastic modulus
ר
in the following form:
ר
ൌ ࣛ
ଵ
ߪ
ሶ ࣛ
ଶ
܂ݎݐ
ሶ
(75)
where the coefficients are:
ࣛ
ଵ
ൌ 2
ߪ
ത
ߪ
ത
ெଶ
6 ߱
ߪ
ത
ெ
ሺ1 െ ߱ሻሺ߱ െ
ܥ
ଵ
ሻܵ
ଵ
൨
ିଵ
, ࣛ
ଶ
ൌ ߱
ߪ
ത
ெ
ܵ
ଵ
6 ߱
ߪ
ത
ெ
ሺ1 െ ߱ሻሺ߱ െ
ܥ
ଵ
ሻܵ
ଵ
൨
ିଵ
(76)
and denotations used
ܵ
ଵ
ݏ ؠ
݄݅݊ ൬
ݎݐ
T 2
ߪ
ത
ெ
൰ ,
ܥ
ଵ
ݏ ؠ
݄݅݊ ൬
ݎݐ
T 2
ߪ
ത
ெ
൰ .
(77)
The governing differential equations are obtained inserting (75) in Eqs.(71) and (73)
ߝ
ሶ
ଵ
ൌ ൫ࣛ
ଵ
ߪ
ത ሶ ࣛ
ଶ
ݎݐ
Tሶ ൯ ቆ 2
ߪ
ଵ
െ
ߪ
ଶ
ߪ
ത
ெଶ
߱ܵ
ଵ
ߪ
ത
ெ
ቇ ,
(78)
ߝ
ሶ
ଶ
ൌ ൫ࣛ
ଵ
ߪ
ത ሶ ࣛ
ଶ
ݎݐ
Tሶ ൯ ቆ 2
ߪ
ଶ
െ
ߪ
ଵ
ߪ
ത
ெଶ
߱ܵ
ଵ
ߪ
ത
ெ
ቇ ,
(79)