1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright Page

      4  Dedication Page

      5  Preface Acknowledgements References

      6  1 Introduction 1.1 The Objective of the Work 1.2 For Whom Is This Work Intended? 1.3 State of the Art 1.4 Summary of the Work Content Acknowledgements References

      7  2 Physical Basis 2.1 Introductory Remarks 2.2 Deformation Mechanisms in Single Crystals 2.3 Plastic Deformation in Polycrystals References

      8  3 Incorporation of Shear Banding Activity into the Model of Inelastic Deformations 3.1 Plastic Deformation of Metallic Solids vis‐à‐vis the Continuum Mechanics 3.2 Hypothesis on the Extension of the RVE Concept 3.3 Model of Shear Strain Rate Generated by Micro‐shear Bands References

      9  4 Basics of Rational Mechanics of Materials 4.1 A Recollection of Rational Continuum Mechanics 4.2 The Rational Theory of Materials – Epilogue References

      10  5 Continuum Mechanics Description of Shear Banding 5.1 System of Active Micro‐shear Bands Idealised as the Surface of Strong Discontinuity 5.2 Macroscopic Averaging References

      11  6 Deformation of a Body Due to Shear Banding – Theoretical Foundations 6.1 Basic Concepts and Relations of Finite Inelastic Deformation of Crystalline Solids 6.2 Continuum Model of Finite Inelastic Deformations with Permanent Lattice Misorientation 6.3 Basic Concepts and Relations of Constitutive Description – Elastic Range 6.4 The Yield Limit Versus Shear Banding – The ‘extremal surface’ References

      12  7 The Failure Criteria Concerning the Onset of Shear Banding 7.1 The Yield Condition for Modern Materials – the State of the Art 7.2 The Yield Condition for the Isotropic Materials Revealing the Strength Differential Effect 7.3 Examples and Visualisations of the Particular Burzyński Failure Criteria 7.4 Remarks on the Extension Including Anisotropic Materials References

      13  8 Constitutive Description of Viscoplasticity Accounting for Shear Banding 8.1 The Model of Plastic Flow with Nonlinear Development of Kinematic Hardening 8.2 The Perzyna Viscoplasticity Model Accounting for Shear Banding 8.3 Identification of the Viscoplasticity Model 8.4 The Crystal Plasticity Modelling of Deformation Processes in Metals Accounting for Shear Banding 8.5 Viscoplastic Deformation of Nanocrystalline Metals References

      14  9 Conclusions 9.1 Concluding Remarks References

      15  Subject Index

      16  Name Index

      17  End User License Agreement

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