Plasticity And Geomechanics (Paperback)

Preface; 1. Stress and strain; 2. Elastic and inelastic material behaviour; 3. Yield; 4. Plastic flow; 5. Collapse load theorems; 6. Slip line analysis; 7. Work hardening behaviour; A. Non-Cartesian coordinate systems; B. Mohr's circles; C. Principles of virtual work; D. Extremum principles; E. Drucker's stability postulate; F. The associated flow rule; G. A uniqueness theorem for elastic-plastic deformation; H. Theorems of limit analysis; I. Limit analysis and limiting equilibrium.