This paper addresses the usage of a simplified homogenization technique for the analysis of
masonry subjected to out-of-plane loading. The anisotropic failure surface, based on the …

Sponsored by the Technical Committee on Structural Design of the Technical Administrative
Committee on Analysis and Computation of the Technical Activities Division of the Structural …

The homogenised failure surfaces obtained through the simple micro-mechanical model
developed in the first part of the paper are here used for the analysis of in-plane loaded …

The non‐linear programming problem associated with the discrete lower bound limit
analysis problem is treated by means of an algorithm where the need to linearize the yield …

Abstract A meshless Element-Free Galerkin (EFG) equilibrium formulation is proposed to
compute the limit loads which can be sustained by plates and slabs. In the formulation pure …

A simple rigid-plastic homogenization model for the analysis of masonry structures
subjected to out-of-plane impact loads is presented. The objective is to propose a model …

A finite element formulation of the limit analysis of perfectly plastic slabs is given. An element
with linear moment fields for which equilibrium is satisfied exactly is used in connection with …

A finite element formulation of rigid-plastic plates subjected to in-plane forces is developed
using stress-based elements and linear programming. Three elements are established …

For practical applications of optimized truss structures, it is essential to include global and
local stability in order to obtain stable and realistic structures. The challenge of including …

In addition to the well-established finite element method in recent years several optimization
approaches have been developed concerning the yield-line theory. This paper presents a …