Accelerating constitutive modeling by automatic tangent generation
Abstract
Within the framework of finite elements the linearization within a Newton-like method requires the computation of the so-called consistent tangent operator. There are several possibilities to get these derivatives. Three methods, namely analytical, numerical and automatic differentiation, for tangent generation will be analyzed concerning the simulation time and applicability for three different constitutive models. These models are a finite strain hyperelasticity model, finite strain viscoplasticity model for metal powders and a small strain thermoviscoplasticity model. (© 2012 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)