UMAT4COMSOL: An Abaqus user material (UMAT) subroutine wrapper for COMSOL by Lucarini, S, Martinez-Paneda, E

“…This significantly facilitates conducting coupled, multi-physics studies employing the advanced material models that the solid mechanics community has developed over the past decades. …”

Analysis and approximation of a strain-limiting nonlinear elastic model by Bulíček, M, Málek, J, Süli, E

“…Elastic solids with strain-limiting response to external loading represent an interesting class of material models, capable of describing stress concentration at strains with small magnitude. …”

Development and Validation of a New Anisotropic Visco-Hyperelastic Human Head Finite Element Model Capable of Predicting Multiple Brain Injuries by Ding Lyu, Runzhou Zhou, Chin-hsu Lin, Priya Prasad, Liying Zhang

“…This paper reports on the latest refinement of the Finite Element Global Human Body Models Consortium 50th percentile (GHBMC M50) adult male head model by the development and incorporation of a new material model into the white matter tissue of the brain. …”
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Numerical analysis of the penetration process of a 30mm armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot projectile by Predrag R. Pantović, Aleksandar V. Kari, Aleksa D. Aničić, Miroslav M. Živković, Vladimir P. Milovanović

“…To specify material characteristics, the Johnson-Cook material model and the fracture of materials model have been utilized. …”
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Pattern formation, structure and functionalities of wrinkled liquid crystal surfaces: A soft matter biomimicry platform by Ziheng Wang, Ziheng Wang, Phillip Servio, Alejandro D. Rey

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Development of Models for Mixtures of Fluids and Granular Sediments by Baumgarten, Aaron S.

“…In this thesis, a continuum modeling framework for fluid–sediment mixtures is developed that incorporates a new granular material model and addresses several of the numerical limitations associated with the MPM. …”
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Variational constitutive updates for strain gradient isotropic plasticity by Qiao, Lei, Ph. D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Data-driven modeling on anisotropic mechanical behavior of brain tissue with internal pressure by Zhiyuan Tang, Yu Wang, Khalil I. Elkhodary, Zefeng Yu, Shan Tang, Dan Peng

“…Compared with a direct numerical simulation that employs a reference material model, our proposed approach greatly reduces the computational cost and improves modeling efficiency. …”
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Studies on the conditions of homogenization and properties in hot forming of ZK60 cast magnesium alloy by A. Dziubinska

“…The determined flow curves will be used to develop a material model of the cast magnesium alloy ZK60 for numerical simulations.…”
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Heat Conduction in a Functionally Graded Plate Subjected to Finite Cooling/Heating Rates: An Asymptotic Solution by Zhihe Jin

“…A linear ramp function describes the cooling/heating rates at the plate boundaries. A multi-layered material model and Laplace transform are employed to obtain the transformed temperatures at the interfaces between the layers. …”
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An investigation on effects of spot face geometry on fatigue life of drum brake’s lever by Osman Akdağ, Özgün Cem Yılmaz, Bora Güntay, Barış Yılmaz, Cihan Ki̇reççi̇

“…FEA model multilinear material model was prepared using ANSYS. Two types of specimens were analyzed by static structural FEM under load of 15 kN. …”
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The numerical model for parametric studies of forest haul roads pavements by Lenka Ševelová, Alice Kozumplíková

“…To meet the requirements of the pavement designs and simulation analysis the FEM model in the software ANSYS was created.This paper compares two material models used for the description of the behaviour of unbound materials. …”
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Description of Residual Stresses in Autofrettaged Open-Ended Cylinders Made of High-Strength Steel by Sergei Alexandrov, Elena Lyamina, Jong-Ning Aoh, Yeau-Ren Jeng

“…The objective of the present paper is to demonstrate this impact using a material model that accounts for the response of typical high-strength steel. …”
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Experimental and FEM based investigation of the influence of the deposition temperature on the mechanical properties of SiC coatings by Thomas Schlech, Siegfried Horn, Charles Wijayawardhana, Arash Rashidi

“…To evaluate the fracture toughness of the coating, the generated material model is used in a cohesive-zone based formulation of the fracture process during indentation at higher loads. …”
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Validation of Stainless-Steel CHS Columns Finite Element Models by Daniel Jindra, Zdeněk Kala, Jiří Kala

“…Seven groups of numerical models differing in the used formulation of elements integration, mesh density localization, nonlinear material model, and initial geometric imperfection were calibrated. …”
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Flexure Response of Stainless-Steel-Reinforced Concrete (SSRC) Beams Subjected to Fire by Javaria Mehwish, Katherine A. Cashell, Rabee Shamass

“…This paper presents a numerical assessment of SSRC structural elements using a material model based on experimental tests. A finite element model was utilized to simulate and analyze the response of SSRC beams under fire. …”
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Finite Element Modelling of the Effects of Average Grain Size and Misorientation Angle on the Deformation by K Sanusi, G Oosthuizen

“…While this approach forms a convenient starting as it offers a simple way of including grain size effects and grain misorientation to which we could add additional phenomena through developing the material model used to describe the anisotropy and techniques that would automatically re-mesh the refined grain structure produced under severe plastic deformation. …”
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Dynamic Analysis and Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting from a Nonideal Portal Frame System including Nonlinear Energy Sink Effect by Angelo M. Tusset, Dim B. Pires, Jose M. Balthazar, Maria E. K. Fuziki, Dana I. Andrade, Giane G. Lenzi

“…Numerical simulations are presented considering all combinations of the parameters of the piezoelectric material model and the NES. The system dynamics were analyzed through phase diagrams and the 0–1 test. …”
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Analytical Performance Assessment of Deteriorated Prestressed Concrete Beams by Tae-Hoon Kim

“…Considering the corrosion effects—as shown by the reduction of the prestressing steel section and loss of bond—a nonlinear material model was proposed for deteriorated prestressed concrete behavior. …”
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Anisotropic Mechanical Properties of Materials in Stereolithographic Additive Manufacturing by Alan Divjak*, Damir Modrić, Ines Kovačić, Vladimir Cviljušac

“…This paper examines the mechanical properties of additively manufactured parts and the creation of an anisotropic digital material model that can be used to accurately simulate the behavior of additively manufactured parts using FEA (Finite Element Analysis). …”
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