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Overview <strong>of</strong> Material Descriptions<br />

We can discriminate amongst <strong>the</strong> following major classes <strong>of</strong><br />

material behavior<br />

Elastic, linear or nonlinear<br />

Hyperelastic<br />

Hypoelastic<br />

Elastoplastic<br />

Creep<br />

Viscoplastic<br />

Institute <strong>of</strong> Structural Engineering <strong>Method</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Finite</strong> <strong>Element</strong>s II 4

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