Inelastic Behaviour of Structures under Variable Loads (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications) [Hardcover]

Zenon Mróz (Editor), Dieter Weichert (Editor), Stanislaw Dorosz (Editor)

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ISBN-10: 0792333977 | ISBN-13: 978-0792333975 | Publication Date: February 28, 1995 | Edition: 1

This book is a state of the art presentation of theories and methods related to the problem of the behaviour of mechanical structures under variable loads beyond their elastic limit. In particular, the problems of shakedown, ratchetting, transient and asymptotic cyclic states are addressed. Four chapters, each composed of individual articles, treat the material modelling for cyclic loading conditions, general theories of accommodated states of structures, effects of changes of the geometry on the inelastic structural response and numerical techniques with applications to particular engineering problems. The volume is of interest to all mechanical and civil engineers involved in design of mechanical elements and structures exposed to variable mechanical and thermal loads and which may suffer inelastic deformations during their lifetime.

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• Hardcover: 524 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (February 28, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0792333977
• ISBN-13: 978-0792333975
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A significant advance in the science of engineering, October 3, 1999

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This review is from: Inelastic Behaviour of Structures under Variable Loads (Solid Mechanics and Its Applications) (Hardcover)

Zenon Mroz is considered to be a leading authority in the field. In this book, he makes a major contribution to the theory of plasticity by generalizing his 1967 multi-surface hardening model. He accomplishes the generalization by making all surfaces of the model move--an innovation he conceived in 1991 at the Tucson conference on Constitutive Laws of Engineering Materials.

The book contains 27 chapters contributed by highly active researchers in the field. Students, engineers, and scientists will find the book useful and illuminating.