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Plastic theory of structures

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DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.4105.2564

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Messaoud Saidani, BEng, PhD, PgCertLT, FHEA, CEng, MIStructE
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Lower bound theorem

Upper bound theorem

Uniqueness theorem
Sway mechanism Beam mechanism Combined mechanism
 m = number of possible plastic hinges
 n = degree of redundancy (number of
unknown reactions – 3)
 N = m- n = number of independent failure
mechanisms
 n+1 = number of plastic hinges needed for
total collapse
 Wc 2Wc Wc

A B C D E F

L/2 L/2 L/3 L/3 L/3

m = 5 possible hinges m = 6 possible hinges m = 5 possible hinges

n = 6-3 = 3 degree of redundancy n = 6-3 = 3 degree of redundancy n = 5-3 = 2 degree of redundancy
N = 5-3 = 2 independent mechanisms N = 6-3 = 3 independent mechanisms N = 5-2= 3 independent mechanisms
n+1 = 4 hinges needed for total n+1 = 4 hinges needed for total n+1 = 3 hinges needed for total
collapses collapses collapses
 m = 5 possible hinges
n = 6-3 = 3 degree of redundancy
N = 5-3 = 2 independent mechanisms
n+1 = 4 hinges needed for total
collapses

m = 5 possible hinges
n = 6-3 = 3 degree of redundancy
N = 5-3 = 2 independent mechanisms
n+1 = 4 hinges needed for total
collapses

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