Wai-Fah Chen, D. J. Han ... 606 pages - Publisher: Springer; 1st edition (January, 1988) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 1461283809 - ISBN-13: 978-1461283805 ...
Plasticity for Structural Engineers is a practical work that
provides engineers and students in structural engineering or structural
mechanics with the background needed to make the transition from
fundamental theory to computer implementation and engineering practice.
It sets out initially to examine the stress-strain behaviors of
materials under simple test conditions, goes on to show how these
behaviors can be generalized under combined stresses, and finally
outlines the finite element implementation of the generalized
stress-strain relations for the solution of practical steel and concrete
structural problems. Plasticity for Structural Engineers
not only offers the reader an understanding of the fundamental
principles and theory of plasticity in a form that does not require
extensive mathematical experience, but also provides the reader with a
compact and convenient summary of the modern development of concrete
plasticity and limit analysis in structural engineering.