A consistent finite elastoplasticity theory combining additive and multiplicative decomposition of the stretching and the deformation gradient (Q1568159)

A phenomenological finite deformation elastoplasticity theory is proposed by consistently combining the additive decomposition of stretching, and multiplicative decomposition of deformation gradient. The proposed theory is of Eulerian type, and is suitable for the description of both isotropic and anisotropic elastoplastic materials with general isotropic and kinematical hardening behaviour. It is shown that for each process of purely elastic deformation the incorporated Eulerian rate-type formulation (intended for elastic response based on the newly discovered logarithmic rate) is exactly integrable to provide a general hyperelastic relation with any given type of initial material symmetry. Additionally, the suggested theory is not subjected to any self-inconsistency in the rate-form description of elastic response.