Plastic Theory of Structures

Preface to the Second EditionPreface to the First Edition1 Plastic Failure 1.1 Introduction 1.2 Bending of Symmetrical Sections 1.3 Failure Loads of Statically Determinate Structures 1.4 Failure Loads of Statically Indeterminate Structures 1.5 Derivation of Failure Loads by Inspection 1.6 Theorems of Plastic Collapse 1.7 Interaction Diagrams 1.8 Number of Plastic Hinges 1.9 Collapse Load Factors in Relation to Design Bibliography Problems2 Methods of Plastic Analysis 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Graphical Procedure for Portal Frames 2.3 Multi-Bay Frames 2.4 Method of Combined Mechanisms 2.5 Bending Moments in Collapse Mechanisms 2.6 Distributed Loads 2.7 Calculation of Failure Loads by Computer Bibliography Problems3 Plastic Moments Under Shear Force and Axial Load 3.1 Sections with One Axis of Symmetry 3.2 Effect of Axial Load on Plastic Moment 3.3 Effect of Shear Force on Plastic Moment 3.4 Plastic Moments Under Shear Force and Axial Load 3.5 Calculation of Failure Loads Allowing for Shear Force and Axial Thrust 3.6 Plastic Bending for Arbitrary Sections About any Axis 3.7 Design of Joints Bibliography Problems4 Minimum Weight Design 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Simple Examples of Minimum Weight Design 4.3 Theorems of Minimum Weight Design 4.4 Derivation of Minimum Weight Frames 4.5 Minimum Weight Design by Computer 4.6 Minimum Weight Frames of Continuously Bibliography Problems5 Variable Repeated Loading 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Behaviour of Two-Span Beam 5.3 Theorems of Shakedown 5.4 Methods of Shakedown Analysis 5.5 Significance of Shakedown in Design Bibliography Problems6 Stability 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Eccentrically Loaded Column 6.3 Portal Frame 6.4 Practical Estimation of Failure Loads 6.5 Local Buckling Bibliography ProblemsAnswers to ProblemsIndex