Large-strain response of isotropic-hardening elastoplasticity with logarithmic rate: Swift effect in torsion. (Q5945337)

A new Eulerian rate-type isotropic-hardening elastoplasticity model has been established by utilizing the newly discovered logarithmic rate. It has been proved that this model is unique among all isotropic hardening elastoplastic models. The objective of the paper is to further study the large deformation response of this model, in particular, second-order effects including the well-known Swift effect, in torsion of thin-walled cylindrical tubes with free ends. An analytical perturbation solution is derived, and numerical results are presented by means of Runge-Kutta method. It is shown that the prediction of this model for shear stress is in good accord with experimental data, but the predicted axial length change is negligibly small and much less than experimental data. This suggests that the strain-induced anisotropy may be the main cause of Swift effect.