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Isotropic hardening
The IsotropicHardening class manages all isotropic hardening laws in Metafor. The laws developed for thixotropic materials are are described below.
ShimaOyaneIsotropicHardening
Description
Isotropic hardening, specific for thixotropic materials. Shima and Oyane extended laws, only taking one internal parameter into account, the [doc:user:elements:volumes:thixo_scheilliquidfractionmatlaw|liquid fraction]], either full ($ f_l $ if SSIH_EFF = 0) or effective: ($ f_l^{eff} if SSIH_EFF = 1) .
$$ \sigma_{vm} = \sigma_{vm}^{sol} (1-f_l)^{h_2} $$
where $$ \sigma_{vm}^{sol} $$ is the yield stress for the solid phase, calculated using any isotropic hardening law.
Parameters
| Name | Metafor Code | Dependency |
|---|---|---|
| Number of the isotropic hardening law | SSIH_NUM | TM/TO |
| Shima et Oyane parameter $h_2 $ | SSIH_H2 | TM/TO |
| Use of full or effective liquid fraction | SSIH_EFF | / |
Careful: Only works if use with thixotropic materials (ThixoEvpIsoHHypoMaterial or ThixoTmEvpIsoHHypoMaterial).