<POTENTIAL> z6_gen_evp#

This potential gives hardening variable evolution in terms of the un-coupled internal state variables and not as a function of the associated forces. The criterion still includes the coupled terms, of course. This type of interaction was given in versions 6 and below. In the case of no interaction this potential is identical to the gen_evp potential.

Example#

\[\ten X_{X1} = \frac{2}{3}C_{X1}\ten \alpha_{X1} + \frac{2}{3}C_{int}\ten \alpha_{X2}\]
\[\ten X_{X2} = \frac{2}{3}C_{X2}\ten \alpha_{X2} + \frac{2}{3}C_{int}\ten \alpha_{X1}\]

but the evolution of the internal variables has no coupling. The evolution equation for a nonlinear kinematic hardening variable is changed to:

\[{\ten m}_{kin} = {\ten n} - D\ten \alpha\]