Upper bound limit analysis using linear finite elements and non-linear programming

DOI10.1002/NAG.198MaRDI QIDQ4331340zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors S. W. Sloan, A. V. Lyamin

Publication date 2002

Published in International Journal for Numerical and Analytical methods in Geomechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1002/nag.198

zbMATH Keywords

nonlinear programmingfinite elementupper boundlimit analysiskinematic

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Finite element methods applied to problems in solid mechanics (74S05) Small-strain, rate-independent theories of plasticity (including rigid-plastic and elasto-plastic materials) (74C05) Optimization of other properties in solid mechanics (74P10)

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