Syllabus For The Subject Plastic Analysis of Metallic Structures

PLASTIC ANALYSIS OF METALLIC STRUCTURES

Contents

Preface

1 The plastic hingr

The collapse of beams

The full plastic moment

The bending of beams

Plastic moduli of sections having at least one axis of

Symmetry

Design of cross-sections; cover plates

Effect of axial load

Effect of shear force

Bending about an inclined axis

The load factor

Examples

 

2 Simple beams and frames

Collapse of a redundant beam

Graphical analysis and design

Travelling loads

The effect of shear force

The work equation

Rectangular portal frames

The fixed-base rectangular portal frame

Pitched-roof portal frames

Examples

3 The tools of plastic design

The equation of virtual work

The fundamental theorems

Upper and lower bounds

Examples

 

4 The combination of mechanisms

Basis of the method

Joint rotations

Multi-storey multi-bay frames

Distributed loads

The pitched-roof frame

Examples

5 examples of complex frames

Grillages

A simple space frame

The vierendeel girder

The arch

Examples

6 Assumptions and aims of plastics design

Section tables

Index