Consistent tangent stiffness matrix

The consistent (algorithmic) stiffness matrix

$\displaystyle J=\frac{\partial\Delta \boldsymbol{\sigma}}{\partial\Delta \boldsymbol{\epsilon}}$    

is in the umat calculated numerically by means of a direct perturbation of the strain increment $ \Delta \boldsymbol{\epsilon}$.

David Masin 2011-02-07