MECHANICS IN ENGINEERING. PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST ASCE-EMD SPECIALITY CONFERENCE ON MECHANICS IN ENGINEERING HELD AT THE UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO, MAY 26-28, 1976

The following papers were among those presented at the conference: Thin-walled rectangular beams with shear deformation and cross-sectional distortion, Nishino, F, Hasegawa, A and Natori, E; The relationship between plastic and prestressed elastic optimal design, Kirsch, U and Moses, F; Second-order optimal plastic design of steel frames, Grierson, DE, Nakamura, H and Ishikawa, N; Structural cyclic deformation response modelling, Williams, DP, Lind, NC and Conle, A; Fatigue strength of a structural detail subjected to single and periodic overloads, Abtahi, A, Albrecht, P and Irwin, GR; towards a theoretical model for progressive failure and softening in rock, concrete and similar materials, Dougill, JW, Lau, JC and Burt, NJ; concrete structural response due to surface blast, Wu, ST; Reliability of embankment performance predictions, Hynes, ME and Vanmarcke, EH.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Waterloo

  Solid Mechanics Division
  Waterloo, Ontario  Canada  N2L 3G1
• Publication Date: 1977

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 403 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Beams; Bridges; Concrete; Deformation; Dissipation; Elasticity (Mechanics); Embankments; Failure; Fatigue (Mechanics); Fatigue strength; Forecasting; Mathematical models; Mechanics; Oversize loads; Plasticity; Prestressing; Rock fracture; Rocks; Shear stress; Slope stability; Softening point; Steel; Steel structures; Strength of materials; Thin walls
• Uncontrolled Terms: Models; Overloads; Shear forces
• ITRD Terms: 3472: Beam; 3455: Bridge; 4755: Concrete; 5912: Elasticity; 2801: Embankment; 5520: Failure; 5579: Fatigue (mater); 132: Forecast; 6473: Mathematical model; 5922: Plasticity; 4154: Rock; 5783: Slope stability; 5272: Softening; 4542: Steel; 5544: Strength (mater)
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Design; Energy; Geotechnology; Highways; I24: Design of Bridges and Retaining Walls;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00170352
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Report/Paper Numbers: Study No. 11 Monograph
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 12 1978 12:00AM