Limit analysis of plates-a finite element formulation

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 325-341

  Capsoni, Antonio ^a   Corradi, Leone ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; BENDING (DEFORMATION); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINETIC THEORY; LOAD LIMITS; PLASTICITY;

COLLAPSE MECHANISM; CONVEX; LIMIT ANALYSIS; LINEAR EQUALITY CONSTRAINTS; NODAL VELOCITIES; PLASTIC PLATES;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0033212263     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.1999.8.4.325     Document Type: Article

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