Spatial clustering strategies for hierarchical multi-scale modelling of metal plasticity

摘要

In this paper we propose a novel approach to accelerate the multi-scale simulation of metal plasticity. In macroscopic zones of nearly homogeneous strain responses, the evolution of plastic anisotropy at each finite element integration point can be approximated from the properties at a representative point within a zone. We show how these zones can be identified by a clustering algorithm and can be utilised to reduce the computational cost of the simulation. We present and analyse the results obtained for two test cases.