Accession Number:

ADA254713

Title:

A Model For Fully Formed Shear Bands

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. Jan-Dec 1991

Corporate Author:

ARMY BALLISTIC RESEARCH LAB ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND MD

Personal Author(s):

• Wright, T. W.
• Ockendon, H.

Report Date:

1992-08-01

Pagination or Media Count:

31.0

Abstract:

An asymptotic analysis of the morphology of a fully formed shear band is given for a simple flow law in a perfectly plastic material. Scaling laws are given for the maximum strain rate and the width of the band.

Descriptors:

• *PLASTIC DEFORMATION
• *PLASTIC FLOW
• MATERIALS
• DEFORMATION
• MORPHOLOGY
• RATES
• STRAIN RATE
• WIDTH
• FLOW
• PLASTICS
• ASYMPTOTIC NORMALITY

Subject Categories:

• Mechanics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE