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Programme

Friday 2th September


9.00-11.00 
Computational plasticity - Basic principles and theory, D. Peric 
ˇ Introduction to elasto-plasticity and viscoplasticity
ˇ The basic approach to incremental solution - consistent linearisation
ˇ Finite element modelling

11.00-11.30 Coffee

11.30-13.30 
Elasto-plasticity/viscoplasticity with finite strains, D. Peric and E. A. de Souza Neto 
ˇ Fundamentals
ˇ Constitutive modelling - Hyperelastic & plasticity relations
ˇ Operator split methodology for numerical integration of the constitutive model
ˇ Mesh adaptivity procedures

13.30-15.00 Lunch

15.00-16.00 
Further issues in plasticity modelling, E. A. de Souza Neto 
ˇ Treatment of singular and other yield surfaces
ˇ Single crystal models

16.00-17.00 
Element technology, E. A. de Souza Neto 
ˇ Incompressibility issues 
ˇ Element formulations

17.00-17.30 Coffee

17.30-18.30 
Explicit time integration procedures for solids and shells, E. Oņate 
ˇ Stabilized formulation for quasi/full incompressible solids
ˇ Advanced rotation-free shell elements
ˇ Applications to bulk forming, impact and sheet stamping processes


Saturday 3rd September


9.00-10.00 
Thermo-mechanical problems with phase change, C. Agelet de Saracibar 
ˇ Fundamental formulation
ˇ Implementation issues
ˇ Applications to casting problems
ˇ Industrial casting applications

10.00-11.00 
Computational Material Failure, A. Huespe 
ˇ Strain softening and localization
ˇ Strong discontinuity approach
ˇ Numerical examples

11.00-11.30 Coffee

11.30-12.30 
Plastic damage approach to fatigue modelling, S. Oller 
ˇ Concepts of plastic damage
ˇ Computational formulation of fatigue problems
ˇ Numerical examples

12.30-13.30 
Discrete element approaches to multi-fracturing solids, D. R. J. Owen 
ˇ Fundamentals of discrete elements
ˇ Continuum to discrete transformation
ˇ Numerical examples.

13.30-14.30 General discussion & course closure
 

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