Science Arts & Métiers (SAM) is an open access repository that collects the work of Arts et Métiers ParisTech researchers and makes it freely available over the web where possible. This is an author-deposited version published in: https://sam.ensam.eu Handle ID: .http://hdl.handle.net/10985/10440 To cite this version : Yasser BOUKTIR, Hocine CHALAL, Moussa HADDAD, Farid ABED-MERAIM - Investigation of ductility limits based on bifurcation theory coupled with continuum damage mechanics - Materials and Design - Vol. 90, p.969–978 - 2015 Any correspondence concerning this service should be sent to the repository Administrator : archiveouverte@ensam.eu