Abstract: The analysis of plastic states is frequently undertaken both in scientific research and in ordinary engineering practice. The topic is a particularly current one in relation to building structures, in the light of recent disasters which have occurred in Poland. These issues are discussed in this article, which describes procedures relating to the numerical modelIing of plastic behaviour of elements under complex stresses.
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