Limit analysis of viscoplastic flows using an extended general algorithm sequentially: Convergence analysis and validation

Computational Mechanics

Volumn 30, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 421-427

  Leu, S Y ^a  

^a SINOTECH ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

H lder inequality; Sequential limit analysis; Upper bound; Viscoplasticity

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; APPROXIMATION THEORY; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); PRESSURE;

COMBINED SOOTHING AND SUCCESSIVE APPROXIMATION; HOLDER INEQUALITY; INTERNAL PRESSURE; SEQUENTIAL LIMIT ANALYSIS; UPPER-BOUND LIMIT ANALYSIS; VISCOPLASTIC FLOW; VON MISES YIELD CRITERION;

VISCOPLASTICITY;

EID: 0038604294     PISSN: 01787675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00466-003-0419-2     Document Type: Article

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