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Plasticity, Viscoplasticity, and Fracture

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This chapter presents an overview of the development of the theories of plasticity, viscoplasticity, and thermoviscoplasticity. In addition, two methodologies that can be utilized to account for the effects of progressive cracking are briefly reviewed. An understanding of these models is essential to the ability to predict the response of flexible pavements.

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Little, D.N., Allen, D.H., Bhasin, A. (2018). Plasticity, Viscoplasticity, and Fracture. In: Modeling and Design of Flexible Pavements and Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58443-0_13

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