Direct Methods for Limit and Shakedown Analysis of Structures Advanced Computational Algorithms and Material Modelling /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Fuschi, Paolo (Editor), Pisano, Aurora Angela (Editor), Weichert, Dieter (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Computer mathematics.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Civil engineering.; Structural materials.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.; Structural Materials.; Computational Science and Engineering.; Civil Engineering.

Articles in this book examine various materials and how to determine directly the limit state of a structure, in the sense of limit analysis and shakedown analysis. Apart from classical applications in mechanical and civil engineering contexts, the book reports on the emerging field of material desi...