The physical-cover-oriented variational principle of nonlinear numerical ma
nifold method (NNMM) for the analysis of plastical problems is put forward
according to the displacement model and the characters of numerical manifol
d method (NMM). The theoretical calculating formulations and the controllin
g equation of NNMM are derived. As an example, the plate with a hole in the
center is calculated and the results show that the solution precision and
efficiency of NNMM are agreeable.