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PLASTIC DESIGN [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
DEF

A design concept based on multiplying the actual design loads by a suitable load factor and then using the yield stress as the maximum stress in any member.

CONT

Our first research interests were stability and plastic design of structures. We then started to develop expertise in the areas of fatigue and steel-concrete composite construction.

Key term(s)
  • calculation by plastic theory

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
DEF

Méthode de calcul des contraintes et des déformations des éléments d'une construction reposant sur l'hypothèse que l'état d'équilibre obtenu se trouve à l'intérieur du domaine plastique.

CONT

La recherche s'est orientée au début dans les domaines de la stabilité et du calcul plastique des structures, avant de s'étendre par la suite à ceux de la fatigue et de la construction mixte acier-béton.

Spanish

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