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# Effective strain rate

This function calculates and returns the effective strain rate.

    template <typename T>
    inline __host__ __device__ T mat_effective_strain_rate(T* strain_rate)

## Parameters

#### `strain_rate`

- Input: Strain rate tensor

## Returns

Effective strain rate