Ebook: Ultimate Limit State Analysis and Design of Plated Structures

Intro; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; About the Author; How to Use This Book; Chapter 1 Principles of Limit State Design; 1.1 Structural Design Philosophies; 1.1.1 Reliability-Based Design Format; 1.1.2 Partial Safety Factor-Based Design Format; 1.1.3 Failure Probability-Based Design Format; 1.1.4 Risk-Based Design Format; 1.2 Allowable Stress Design Versus Limit State Design; 1.2.1 Serviceability Limit State Design; 1.2.2 Ultimate Limit State Design; 1.2.3 Fatigue Limit State Design; 1.2.4 Accidental Limit State Design; 1.3 Mechanical Properties of Structural Materials.