Abstract: Brief qualitative assessments are presented of a few approaches to macroscopic stress-strain relations for structural metals, alloys, and composites and some remarks are made about fracture. ...

Abstract: The analysis and design of pressure vessels and other structures subjected to cyclic loading and occasional large overloads requires stress-strain relations sufficiently simple to be usable with ...

Abstract: A rather special time-independent or elastic-plastic response is proposed in which, although there is elastic response to unloading, the material remains at yield for all or a significant portion ...

Abstract: Small volume fractions of very small particles in a pure metal eliminate easy glide in a single crystal and produce very high yield strength in a polycrystal. The validity of a partial ...