Limit state solutions, based upon linear elastic solutions with a spatially varying elastic modulus

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 140, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 237-258

  Ponter, A R S ^a   Carter, K F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; LOADS (FORCES); NONLINEAR PROGRAMMING; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

LIMIT STATE SOLUTIONS; LINEAR ELASTIC SOLUTIONS; RAYLEIGH RITZ METHOD; VON MISES YIELD CONDITION;

PLASTICITY;

EID: 0030737148     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(96)01104-8     Document Type: Article

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