A constrained non-linear system approach for the solution of an extended limit analysis problem

DOI10.1002/nme.2796zbMath1188.74090MaRDI QIDQ3567305

Sawekchai Tangaramvong, Francis Tin-Loi

Publication date: 11 June 2010

Published in: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.2796

zbMATH Keywords

limit analysis; nonconvex optimization; complementarity problem; material non-linearity; constrained non-linear system; limited ductility

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74C05: Small-strain, rate-independent theories of plasticity (including rigid-plastic and elasto-plastic materials)

74P10: Optimization of other properties in solid mechanics

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Uses Software

• GAMS
• PATH Solver

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