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Inelastic Analysis of Structures |
| Milan Jirasek (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology at Lausanne, Switzerland); Zdenek P. Bazant (Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Illinois) |
| The modeling of mechanical properties of materials and structures is a complex and wide-ranging subject. In some applications, it is sufficient to assume that the material remains elastic, i.e. that the deformation process is fully reversible and the stress is a unique function of strain. However, such a simplified assumption is appropriate only within a limited range, and in general must be replaced by a more realistic approach that takes into account the inelastic processes such as plastic yielding or cracking. This book presents a comprehensive treatment of the most important areas of plasticity and of time-dependent inelastic behavior (viscoplasticity of metals, and creep and shrinkage of concrete). It covers structural aspects such as: *incremental analysis
*limit analysis *shakedown analysis | | |
