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Structural engineering

upper-bound collapse theory for slabs that assumes failure along straight plastic hinge lines dividing the slab into rigid rotating segments.

In structural engineering, yield line theory refers to upper-bound collapse theory for slabs that assumes failure along straight plastic hinge lines dividing the slab into rigid rotating segments. This meaning comes from Johansen (1962) in Yield line theory.[1]

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collapse4 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs failure4 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs hinge2 fields · 2 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Johansen, K. W. (1962). Yield line theory. Cement and Concrete Association. Open Library record

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