On a new integration scheme for von‐Mises plasticity with linear hardening

Limiting the discussion to an associative von-Mises plasticity model with linear kinematic and isotropic hardening, we compare the performance of the classical radial return map algorithm with a new integration scheme based on the computation of an integration factor. The numerical examples clearly show the improved accuracy of the new method. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.