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Plasticity and Geomechanics presents a concise introduction to the general subject of plasticity with a particular emphasis on applications in geomechanics. Derived from the authors' own lecture notes, this book will appeal to graduate students and researchers in the fields of soil mechanics, g...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Davis, R. O.
Corporate Author: Knovel (Firm)
Other Authors: Selvadurai, A. P. S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Subjects:
Plasticity.
Soil mechanics.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Civil > Soil & Rock.
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Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • Stress and strain
  • Elastic and inelastic material behaviour
  • Yield
  • Plastic flow
  • Collapse load theorems
  • Slip line analysis
  • Work hardening and modern theories for soil behaviour
  • Appendices:
  • A. Non-Cartesian coordinate systems
  • B. Mohr's circles
  • C. Principles of virtual work
  • D. Extremum principles
  • E. Drucker's stability postulate
  • F. Associated flow rule
  • G. Uniqueness theorem for elastic-plastic deformation
  • H. Theorems of limit analysis
  • I. Limit analysis and limiting equilibrium.