Numerical Implementation of a Thermomechanical Constitutive Model for Shape Memory Alloys using Return Mapping Algorithm and Microplane Theory

In this work, a return mapping algorithm is utilized to implement the model into a finite element program and then Microplane theory is employed. A numerical procedure is also developed to implement the model as a user material subroutine for ABAQUS-Standard commercial code. Uniaxial tension test under a constant axial stress is simulated in order to study the behavior of shape memory alloys. A very good agreement is seen between the results obtained by the two approaches indicating the capability of microplane theory.