Abstract: The endochronic theory, developed in the early 70s, allows the plastic behavior of materials to be represented by introducing the notion of intrinsic time. With different viewpoints, several authors discussed the relationship ...

Abstract: In this paper, a thermodynamic analysis of Bouc–Wen models endowed with both strength and stiffness degradation is provided. This analysis is based on the relationship between the flow rules of these models and those of ...