Plastic Analysis of Structures
Major | Structural Engineering , |
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Faculty | Faculty of Structural Engineering |
Department | Structural Mechanics |
Lead Lecturer | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Eng. Sonia Parvanova-Yoncheva |
Students learn the basics of the deformational and incremental theory of plasticity (TP) for cases of two- and three-dimensional problems. Equations and relations are formulated in tensorial form. The simplest variant of TP - the limit state method - is considered in detail. It is applied to plane frames and plates. Students learn also the applied methods for estimation of the bearing capacity of plane frames and continuous beams taking into account the material non-linearity through a determination of ultimate loads and the relevant failure mechanisms with the help of suitable software.