State Variable Modeling

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This course will present an introduction to the state variable modeling framework, which is used for the representation of a broad range of material behaviors and material systems, including metals, polymers, and composites; anisotropy and rate and temperature dependent plasticity. Implicit in the state variable method is the representation of processes at small size scales within the constitutive response at the macroscale. Experimental quantification of state variables will also be explored.