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Analysis of Deformation Processes

This TLP builds upon the introduction to yield criteria covered in the Stress analysis and Mohr's circle TLP and introduces a range of methods commonly used to study metal forming processes.

Finite-element prediction (ABAQUS Explicit) showing the distribution of plastic strain during stretching of a thin sheet with a hemispherical punch.

Aims
Before you start
Introduction
Lévy-Mises Equations
• Plane stress
• Plane strain
Slip Line Field Theory
Work Formula Method
Limit Analysis
• Notched bar in tension
• Notched bar in plane bending
• Hodographs I
• Hodographs II
Finite Element Method
Summary
Questions
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First created: January 2006. Last updated: January 2008. Renamed: 23 October 2008 (formerly Metal Forming – Energy Estimates for Deformation Processes)