# EMA/ME 703: Plasticity Theory and Physics | UW–Madison

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### title

PLASTICITY THEORY AND PHYSICS

### description

Physical foundations of plasticity as a basis for choices made in the formulation of theories representing plastic deformation and their limitation. Motion of dislocations and formation and growth of deformation twins. Experimental results in the context of plasticity models. Traditional and research topics of plasticity and theories for rate-independent, rate-dependent, single and polycrystal descriptions. Numerical solution of equations and computational plasticity. Knowledge of mechanics of materials \[such asE M A 303or M E 306] and continuum mechanics \[such as E M A 622] required.

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* Experimental validation of plasticity models

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## following

None recorded.