The elasto- viscoplastic Chaboche model

The elasto-viseoplastie constitutive equations of the Chaboehe model [I] have been developed and modified many times. The aim of the present paper is to present the existing Chaboche model variants and describe its scientific and engineering applications. A compact review of literature on these applications is given, focussed on publications offering a wider and more comprehensive view of the elasto-viscoplastic Chaboche model. The article is an introduction to a comprehensive investigation of the elasto-viscoplastic Chaboche model.