This book offers a state-of-the-art overview and includes recent developments of various direct computational analysis methods.
It is based on recently developed and widely employed numerical procedures for limit and shakedown analysis of structures and their extensions to a wide range of physical problems relevant to the design of materials and structural components.
The book can be used as a complementary text for advanced academic courses on computational mechanics, structural mechanics, soil mechanics and computational plasticity and it can be used a research text.
Presents a state-of-the-art review of direct methods employed in structural design and assessment
Collects the most recent results of specialized research focused on limit and shakedown analysis of structures
Represents the proceedings of biennial workshops held on this topic
Olga Barrera
Direct methods Numerical methods Optimization methods Plasticity Yield design