Desenvolvimento de um novo algoritmo para análise viscoplástica com o método dos elementos de contorno. / Development of a new boundary elements algorithm for viscoplastic analysis.

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DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

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The search for new mathematical models and innovative techniques for numerical analyses has been subject of many research studies. In analysis of models with infinite and semi-infinite domains, the Boundary Element Method (BEM) has been proved to be one of the most efficient numerical tools. On the other hand, in nonlinear analyses the BEM requires the evaluation of domain integrals, diminishing the advantages of a discretization only of the boundary of the model. This work presents an innovative technique that treats the domain integrals, not suitable for pure boundary representations, in analyses of models with viscoplastic materials. The proposed approach is based on a new post-processing algorithm developed by Noronha &Pereira to detect the plastic regions automatically. The detection procedure herein proposed is an incremental technique that uses prediction (along the gradient direction) and iteration (Newton-Raphson) loops. Once the plastic regions are found, it becomes possible to transform the domain integrals in boundary integrals in a straightforward manner. The proposed approach results in a pure boundary discretization, preserving the main advantage of the BEM. The numerical examples presented in this work are in good agreement with the Finite Element Method (FEM) and with results found in the literature.

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viscoplasticidade método dos elementos de contorno boundary elements method análise não linear non-linear analysis viscoplasticity

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