Plastic strain heterogeneity in MOX nuclear fuel (composite material) and the Nonuniform Transformation Field Analysis.

Rodrigue Largenton (1) , Jean-Claude Michel (2) , Pierre Suquet (3) , Renaud Masson (4) , Gilles Thouvenin (1)

1 EDF R&D MMC - Matériaux et Mécanique des Composants
2 LMA - Laboratoire de Mécanique et d'Acoustique [Marseille]
3 M&S - Matériaux et Structures
4 LSC - Laboratoire de Simulation du Comportement des Combustibles

The Nonuniform Transformation Field Analysis (NTFA) is a reduced order model for the effective behavior of nonlinear composite materials. It is based on the decomposition of the plastic strain field on nonuniform plastic modes. It is presented and applied to the modelling of the aging behaviour of MOX fuel, under irradiation and in nominal Pressure Water Reactor conditions.

Domains: Mechanics of materials [physics.class-ph]; Mechanics of materials [physics.class-ph]; Solid mechanics [physics.class-ph]; Solid mechanics [physics.class-ph]

Rodrigue Largenton, Jean-Claude Michel, Pierre Suquet, Renaud Masson, Gilles Thouvenin. Plastic strain heterogeneity in MOX nuclear fuel (composite material) and the Nonuniform Transformation Field Analysis.. TopFuel 2012, Sep 2012, Manchester, United Kingdom. pp.5 Pages. ⟨hal-01057107⟩