A General Theory of Optimal Plastic Design

DOI10.1115/1.3607621zbMath0152.43305OpenAlexW2020668054MaRDI QIDQ5532359

William Prager, Richard T. Shield

Publication date: 1967

Published in: Journal of Applied Mechanics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3607621

zbMATH Keywords

mechanics of solids

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