Existence of localizing solutions in plasticity via geometric singular perturbation theory

Min Gi Lee, Athanasios Tzavaras

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Abstract

Shear bands are narrow zones of intense shear observed during plastic deformations of metals at high strain rates. Because they often precede rupture, their study attracted attention as a mechanism of material failure. Here, we aim to reveal the onset of localization into shear bands using a simple model from viscoplasticity. We exploit the properties of scale invariance of the model to construct a family of self-similar focusing solutions that capture the nonlinear mechanism of shear band formation. The key step is to desingularize a reduced system of singular ordinary differential equations and reduce the problem into the construction of a heteroclinic orbit for an autonomous system of three first- order equations. The associated dynamical system has fast and slow time scales, forming a singularly perturbed problem. Geometric singular perturbation theory is applied to this problem to achieve an invariant surface. The ow on the invariant surface is analyzed via the Poincaré{Bendixson theorem to construct a heteroclinic orbit.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)337-360
Number of pages24
JournalSIAM Journal on Applied Dynamical Systems
Volume16
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Geometric singular perturbation theory
  • Localization
  • Shear bands

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