model a material

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miladm2
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model a material

Post by miladm2 »

hi everybody

i need to model a material witch that behave PP in compression and have a softening behavior in tension, and the value of E is different in compression an tension, i attached the Stress-strain curve of this material in following link:
http://images.pnimedia.com/imaging/ImgS ... =500&h=334

but i dont know how to do this, so i will be very thankful if anybody can help me to model this.. :(
vesna
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Re: model a material

Post by vesna »

You can model it by combining two ElasticPPGap materials, one for compression and other for tension.
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