Abstract: A simple procedure for calculating primary stress consistent with the ASME B&PV Code is presented. The procedure is based on an iterative elastic analysis technique referred to as the elastic ...

Abstract: In this paper, a simple method for calculating lower-bound limit loads for shells is presented, based on Ilyushin’s and Ivanov’s generalized yield criterion, respectively, and using the elastic ...

Abstract: A method for bounding limit loads by an iterative elastic continuum finite element analysis procedure, referred to as the elastic compensation method, is proposed. A number of sample problems ...

Abstract: A simple approach for calculating upper-bound shakedown loads is described. The method is based on a series of iterative elastic finite element analyses (the elastic compensation procedure) applied ...

Abstract: Chronic degeneration of articular cartilage and bone in a rabbit model of post-traumatic osteoarthrosis has been hypothesized to occur due to acute stresses that exceed a threshold for injury. ...