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Identification of nonlinear materials by finite element methods

Iding, Robert H.

UCB/SESM-1973/04, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, 1973-01, 194 pages

A computer program is developed for the special case of isotropic, incompressible elastic materials. A wide range of numerical examples are studied to determine the accuracy and stability of this material identification algorithm.

Available online: http://nisee.berkeley.edu/documents/SEMM/SEMM-73-04.pdf (4 MB)