Plasticity for Structural Engineers

Plasticity for Structural Engineers

by Wai-Fah Chen and Da-Jian Han 

2007 (625 pages)

ISBN:9781932159752

For those less familiar with the elastic and plastic behavior of structural elements under combined stresses, this book outlines the finite element implementation of stress-strain relations for the solution of steel and concrete structural problems.

Plasticity for Structural Engineers

Preface

Notation

Part I - Fundamentals

Chapter 1

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Introduction

Chapter 2

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Yield and Failure Criteria

Chapter 3

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Elastic Stress-Strain Relations

Part II - Plastic Stress-Strain Relations

Chapter 4

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Stress-Strain Relations for Perfectly Plastic Materials

Chapter 5

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Stress-Strain Relations for Work-Hardening Materials

Part III - Metal Plasticity

Chapter 6

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Implementation in Metals

Part IV - Concrete Plasticity

Chapter 7

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Implementation in Concretes

Part V - Limit Analysis

Chapter 8

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General Theorems of Limit Analysis and Their Applications

Chapter 9

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Limit Analysis of Engineering Structures