The elastic compensation method for limit and shakedown analysis: A review

Abstract
A comprehensive review of the elastic compensation method for calculating limit and shakedown load bounds for complex structures is presented. The origins of the method in pressure vessel design by analysis is described and related methods for load and shakedown analysis considered, in particular Marriott's reduced modulus method, Seshadri's GLOSS r-node method and Ponter's modified elastic modulus method. The paper concludes with a recommendation for future work: development of an element level formulation of the method.

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