Plasticity for Structural Engi

Originally published in 1988 by Springer-Verlag, this reprinted engineering text was written for structural engineers, already familiar with the processes of elastic and plastic analysis and design of framed structures and reinforced concrete, but wishing to understand more about the elastic and plastic behavior of structural elements under combined stresses. The work is organized into parts that successively examine the elastic and plastic behaviors of metal and their possible generalizations under combined stresses, general developments of plastic stress-strain relations for perfectly plastic solids and for work-hardening plastic solids, application of the general theory of plasticity to metal and to reinforced concrete materials, and general limit theorems and their application to metal and concrete structures and the interaction of these structures with ice and soil media. Computer implementation of discussed models and model subroutines are included in a companion volume entitled Theory, Problems, and CAE Softwares of Structural Plasticity, by Chen and Zhang (1988). Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

This classic comprehensive text addresses the elastic and plastic behavior of general structural elements under combined stress. The topic of structural plasticity is presented in a manner that is simple and concise, encompassing the classical theory of metal plasticity as well as concrete plasticity.