| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Plasticity and Thermodynamics | p. 1 |
| Purpose of this Book | p. 1 |
| Advantages of Our Approach | p. 2 |
| Generality | p. 2 |
| Ziegler's Orthogonality Condition | p. 3 |
| Constitutive Models | p. 4 |
| Context of this Book | p. 4 |
| Notation | p. 5 |
| Some Basic Continuum Mechanics | p. 6 |
| Small Deformations and Small Strains | p. 6 |
| Sign Convention | p. 8 |
| Equations of Continuum Mechanics | p. 8 |
| Equilibrium | p. 9 |
| Compatibility | p. 9 |
| Initial and Boundary Conditions | p. 9 |
| Work Conjugacy | p. 10 |
| Numbers of Variables and Equations | p. 11 |
| Classical Elasticity and Plasticity | p. 13 |
| Elasticity | p. 13 |
| Basic Concepts of Plasticity Theory | p. 16 |
| Incremental Stiffness in Plasticity Models | p. 19 |
| Perfect Plasticity | p. 20 |
| Hardening Plasticity | p. 22 |
| Isotropic Hardening | p. 25 |
| Kinematic Hardening | p. 27 |
| Discussion of Hardening Laws | p. 28 |
| Frictional Plasticity | p. 28 |
| Restrictions on Plasticity Theories | p. 30 |
| Drucker's Stability Postulate | p. 31 |
| Il'iushin's Postulate of Plasticity | p. 32 |
| Thermodynamics | p. 35 |
| Classical Thermodynamics | p. 35 |
| Introduction | p. 35 |
| The First Law | p. 36 |
| The Second Law | p. 38 |
| Thermodynamics of Fluids | p. 40 |
| Energy Functions | p. 42 |
| An Example of an Internal Energy Function | p. 43 |
| Perfect Gases | p. 44 |
| Thermomechanics of Continua | p. 47 |
| Terminology | p. 47 |
| Thermoelasticity | p. 48 |
| Internal Variables and Dissipation | p. 49 |
| The Hyperplastic Formalism | p. 53 |
| Introduction | p. 53 |
| Internal Variables and Generalised Stress | p. 53 |
| Dissipation and Dissipative Generalised Stress | p. 54 |
| The Laws of Thermodynamics | p. 54 |
| Dissipation Function | p. 55 |
| Dissipative Generalised Stress | p. 56 |
| Yield Surface | p. 56 |
| Definition | p. 56 |
| The Flow Rule | p. 57 |
| Convexity | p. 58 |
| Uniqueness of the Yield Function | p. 58 |
| Transformations from Internal Variable to Generalised Stress | p. 59 |
| A Complete Formulation | p. 59 |
| Incremental Response | p. 62 |
| Isothermal and Adiabatic Conditions | p. 66 |
| Plastic Strains | p. 67 |
| Yield Surface in Stress Space | p. 68 |
| Conversions Between Potentials | p. 69 |
| Entropy and Temperature | p. 69 |
| Stress and Strain | p. 70 |
| Internal Variable and Generalised Stress | p. 70 |
| Dissipation Function to Yield Function | p. 70 |
| Yield Function to Dissipation Function | p. 71 |
| Constraints | p. 71 |
| Constraints on Strains | p. 72 |
| Constraints on Plastic Strain Rates | p. 73 |
| Advantages of Hyperplasticity | p. 74 |
| Summary | p. 74 |
| Elastic and Plastic Models in Hyperplasticity | p. 77 |
| Elasticity and Thermoelasticity | p. 77 |
| One-dimensional Elasticity | p. 77 |
| Isotropic Elasticity | p. 78 |
| Incompressible Elasticity | p. 78 |
| Isotropic Thermoelasticity | p. 79 |
| Hierarchy of Isotropic Elastic Models | p. 80 |
| Perfect Elastoplasticity | p. 81 |
| One-dimensional Elastoplasticity | p. 81 |
| Von Mises Elastoplasticity | p. 83 |
| Rigid-plastic Models | p. 84 |
| Frictional Plasticity and Non-associated Flow | p. 84 |
| A Two-dimensional Model | p. 85 |
| Dilation | p. 86 |
| The Drucker-Prager Model with Non-associated Flow | p. 87 |
| Strain Hardening | p. 88 |
| Theory of Strain-hardening Hyperplasticity | p. 88 |
| Isotropic Hardening | p. 91 |
| Kinematic Hardening | p. 96 |
| Mixed Hardening | p. 101 |
| Hierarchy of Plastic Models | p. 102 |
| Advanced Plasticity Theories | p. 105 |
| Developments of Classical Plasticity Theory | p. 105 |
| Bounding Surface Plasticity | p. 105 |
| Nested Surface Plasticity | p. 107 |
| Multiple Surface Plasticity | p. 110 |
| Remarks on the Intersection of Yield Surfaces | p. 112 |
| The Non-intersection Condition | p. 112 |
| Example of Intersecting Surfaces | p. 112 |
| What Occurs when the Surfaces Intersect? | p. 115 |
| Alternative Approaches to Material Non-linearity | p. 117 |
| Comparison of Advanced Plasticity Models | p. 118 |
| Multisurface Hyperplasticity | p. 119 |
| Motivation | p. 119 |
| Multiple Internal Variables | p. 120 |
| Kinematic Hardening with Multiple Yield Surfaces | p. 121 |
| Potential Functions | p. 121 |
| Link to Conventional Plasticity | p. 121 |
| Incremental Response | p. 123 |
| One-dimensional Example (the Iwan Model) | p. 125 |
| Multidimensional Example (von Mises Yield Surfaces) | p. 128 |
| Summary | p. 131 |
| Continuous Hyperplasticity | p. 133 |
| Generalised Thermodynamics and Rational Mechanics | p. 133 |
| Internal Functions | p. 134 |
| Energy and Dissipation Functionals | p. 134 |
| Energy Functional | p. 134 |
| Generalised Stress Function | p. 135 |
| Dissipation Functional | p. 136 |
| Dissipative Generalised Stress Function | p. 136 |
| Legendre Transformations of the Functionals | p. 137 |
| Legendre Transformations of the Energy Functional | p. 137 |
| Legendre Transformation of the Dissipation Functional | p. 138 |
| Incremental Response | p. 138 |
| Kinematic Hardening with Infinitely Many Yield Surfaces | p. 142 |
| Potential Functionals | p. 142 |
| Link to Conventional Plasticity | p. 143 |
| Incremental Response | p. 145 |
| Example: One-dimensional Continuous Hyperplastic Model | p. 146 |
| Calibration of Continuous Kinematic Hardening Models | p. 148 |
| Example: Calibration of the Weighting Function | p. 148 |
| Formulation of the One-dimensional Model | p. 148 |
| Analogy with the Extended Iwan's Model | p. 149 |
| Model Calibration Using the Initial Loading Curve | p. 150 |
| Unloading Behaviour | p. 151 |
| Example: Calibration of the Plastic Modulus Function | p. 151 |
| Formulation of the Multidimensional von Mises Model | p. 151 |
| Model Calibration Using the Initial Loading Curve | p. 154 |
| Analogy with an Advanced Plasticity Model | p. 155 |
| Hierarchy of Multisurface and Continuous Models | p. 155 |
| Applications in Geomechanics: Elasticity and Small Strains | p. 159 |
| Special Features of Mechanical Behaviour of Soils | p. 159 |
| Sign Convention and Triaxial Variables | p. 159 |
| Effective Stresses | p. 160 |
| Dependence of Stiffness on Pressure | p. 162 |
| Linear and Non-linear Isotropic Hyperelasticity | p. 163 |
| Proposed Hyperelastic Potential | p. 167 |
| Elastic-plastic Coupling in Clays | p. 172 |
| Effects of Elasticity on Plastic Behaviour | p. 175 |
| Small Strain Plasticity, Non-linearity, and Anisotropy | p. 176 |
| Continuous Hyperplastic Form of a Small Strain Model | p. 177 |
| Derivation of the Model from Potential Functions | p. 178 |
| Behaviour of the Model During Initial Proportional Loading | p. 180 |
| Behaviour of the Model During Proportional Cyclic Loading | p. 184 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 186 |
| Applications in Geomechanics: Plasticity and Friction | p. 187 |
| Critical State Models | p. 187 |
| Hyperplastic Formulation of Modified Cam-Clay | p. 187 |
| Non-uniqueness of the Energy Functions | p. 190 |
| Towards Unified Soil Models | p. 191 |
| Small Strain Non-linearity: Hyperbolic Stress-strain Law | p. 191 |
| Modified Forms of the Energy Functionals | p. 193 |
| Combining Small-strain and Critical State Behaviour | p. 195 |
| Examples | p. 198 |
| Continuous Hyperplastic Modified Cam-Clay | p. 203 |
| Frictional Behaviour and Non-associated Flow | p. 204 |
| The Dissipation to Yield Surface Transformation | p. 205 |
| The Yield Surface to Dissipation Transformation | p. 207 |
| Tensorial Form | p. 209 |
| Further Applications of Hyperplasticity in Geomechanics | p. 209 |
| Rate Effects | p. 211 |
| Theoretical Background | p. 211 |
| Preliminaries | p. 211 |
| The Force Potential and the Flow Potential | p. 213 |
| Incremental Response | p. 215 |
| Examples | p. 216 |
| One-dimensional Model with Additive Viscous Term | p. 216 |
| A Non-linear Viscosity Model | p. 219 |
| Rate Process Theory | p. 221 |
| A Continuum Model | p. 223 |
| Models with Multiple Internal Variables | p. 224 |
| Multiple Internal Variables | p. 225 |
| Incremental Response | p. 225 |
| Example | p. 226 |
| Continuous Models with Internal Functions | p. 228 |
| Energy Potential Functional | p. 228 |
| Force Potential Functional | p. 229 |
| Legendre Transformation of the Force Potential Functional | p. 230 |
| Incremental Response | p. 230 |
| Example | p. 231 |
| Visco-hyperplastic Model for Undrained Behaviour of Clay | p. 233 |
| Formulation | p. 233 |
| Incremental Response | p. 234 |
| Comparison with Experimental Results | p. 235 |
| Extension of the Model to Three Dimensions | p. 238 |
| Advantages of the Rate-dependent Formulation | p. 239 |
| Behaviour of Porous Continua | p. 241 |
| Introduction | p. 241 |
| Thermomechanical Framework | p. 242 |
| Density Definitions, Velocities, and Balance Laws | p. 243 |
| Tractions, Stresses, Work, and Energy | p. 245 |
| The First Law | p. 246 |
| Equations of Motion | p. 248 |
| The Second Law | p. 248 |
| Combining the First and Second Laws | p. 249 |
| The Internal Energy Function | p. 251 |
| The Dissipation Function and Force Potential | p. 251 |
| Constitutive Equations | p. 252 |
| Discussion | p. 254 |
| The Complete Formulation | p. 255 |
| Modifications to Account for Tortuosity | p. 255 |
| Legendre-Fenchel Transforms | p. 256 |
| Small Strain Formulation | p. 257 |
| Example | p. 258 |
| Conclusions | p. 261 |
| Convex Analysis and Hyperplasticity | p. 263 |
| Introduction | p. 263 |
| Hyperplasticity Re-expressed in Convex Analytical Terms | p. 264 |
| Examples from Elasticity | p. 265 |
| The Yield Surface Revisited | p. 268 |
| Examples from Plasticity | p. 270 |
| Further Topics in Hyperplasticity | p. 273 |
| Introduction | p. 273 |
| Damage Mechanics | p. 274 |
| Elementary Structural Analysis | p. 277 |
| Pin-jointed Structures | p. 277 |
| More General Structures | p. 279 |
| Assemblies of Rigid Elements | p. 281 |
| Bending of Prismatic Beams | p. 284 |
| Large Deformation Rubber Elasticity | p. 286 |
| Fibre-reinforced Material | p. 288 |
| Analysis of Axial and Lateral Pile Capacity | p. 290 |
| Rigid Pile under Vertical Loading | p. 290 |
| Flexible Pile under Vertical Loading | p. 294 |
| Rigid Pile under Lateral Loading | p. 297 |
| Flexible Pile under Lateral Loading | p. 298 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 301 |
| Summary of the Complete Formalism | p. 301 |
| Legendre-Fenchel Transforms | p. 303 |
| Some Future Directions | p. 303 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 304 |
| Functions, Functionals and their Derivatives | p. 305 |
| Functions and Functionals | p. 305 |
| Some Special Functions | p. 306 |
| Derivatives and Differentials | p. 307 |
| Selected Results | p. 309 |
| Frechet Derivatives of Integrals | p. 309 |
| Frechet Derivatives of Integrals Containing Differential Terms | p. 310 |
| Tensors | p. 311 |
| Tensor Definitions and Identities | p. 311 |
| Mixed Invariants | p. 313 |
| Differentials of Invariants of Tensors | p. 313 |
| Legendre Transformations | p. 315 |
| Introduction | p. 315 |
| Geometrical Representation in (n + 1)-dimensional Space | p. 315 |
| Geometrical Representation in n-dimensional Space | p. 317 |
| Homogeneous Functions | p. 318 |
| Partial Legendre Transformations | p. 319 |
| The Singular Transformation | p. 320 |
| Legendre Transformations of Functionals | p. 321 |
| Integral Functional of a Single Function | p. 321 |
| Integral Functional of Multiple Functions | p. 322 |
| The Singular Transformation | p. 323 |
| Convex Analysis | p. 325 |
| Introduction | p. 325 |
| Some Terminology of Sets | p. 325 |
| Convex Sets and Functions | p. 327 |
| Subdifferentials and Subgradients | p. 328 |
| Functions Defined for Convex Sets | p. 329 |
| Legendre-Fenchel Transformation | p. 331 |
| The Support Function | p. 332 |
| Further Results in Convex Analysis | p. 334 |
| Summary of Results for Plasticity Theory | p. 334 |
| Some Special Functions | p. 336 |
| References | p. 339 |
| Index | p. 345 |
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