Limit Analysis and Concrete Plasticity Third Edition



Preface to 3rd Edition

Since the publication of the second edition of this book, significant progress has been made within the field of concrete plasticity. In the present edition, we have taken the opportunity

to describe some of the

new accomplishments. In addition, a number of misprints and a few errors have been corrected.

A considerable part of the third edition deals with problems involving sliding in cracks. The theory of crack sliding, already introduced in the second edition, has in recent years been greatly extended. The theory has now matured to such a degree that it may be applied in practical design. This book provides improved explanations and new solutions, i.e., for beams with arbitrary curved shear cracks, continuous beams, and beams with large axial compression.

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