Validation of numerical model by means of digital image correlation and thermography

Abstract This paper presents experimental and numerical investigation of elasto-plastic-damage behaviour of aluminium alloys. The experimental procedure includes static and dynamic tensile tests at different strain rates as well as three point bending tests. Numerical modelling of deformation and failure process of the flat specimens is conducted by using non-isothermal elastoplastic damage constitutive model and two-dimensional plane stress finite elements. During the experiment the displacement and temperature distribution on the specimen's surface is measured by digital image correlation (DIC) method and infrared thermography (IR). This has enabled more precise calibration of material parameters in constitutive relations.