Large deformation of structures by sequential limit analysis (Q1210012)

The method of sequential limit analysis is used to compute large deformation solutions of truss and frame problems. Differing from the incremental method of plasticity, the limit analysis method is numerically stable, more efficient and requires simpler input data. A duality theorem serves as the foundation of an algorithm for computing the complete static and kinematic solutions simultaneously and for establishing their accuracy in each step of a deformation sequence.