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Research Themes

Advanced constitutive modeling

Advanced constitutive modeling

Theme 1

Thermo-Mechanical Anisotropic Hardening and Process Simulation Based on Advanced Constitutive Model

김승우

An advanced constitutive modeling framework that predicts thermo-mechanical strength and anisotropic hardening behavior during complex industrial forming processes.

What we do

  • Develop an anisotropic distortional hardening model extended with temperature dependency to capture complex material behavior under thermal-mechanical loading.
  • Ground macroscopic material responses in dislocation-based micro-mechanisms, such as microplasticity and pile-up polarization, for physical consistency.
  • Implement the model into finite element platforms via UMAT for high-accuracy strength prediction in industrial applications like pipe leveling and forming.
Theme 2

Prediction of intrinsic size effect by strain gradient CPFEM

심규장

A strain gradient crystal plasticity finite element (CPFEM) framework that predicts grain size-dependent mechanical behaviors by incorporating dislocation-based long-range interactions.

What we do

  • Develop a constitutive model that accounts for the Hall–Petch effect and Bauschinger effect through long-range interactions between dislocations.
  • Incorporate a GND(Geometrically Necessary Dislocation)-based back stress model to capture size-dependent hardening and reverse loading responses.
  • Validate the predictive accuracy of the framework across different microstructure scales using T-C(Tension-Compression) and T-B(Tension-Bending) test simulations. 3