Thesis (Professional Degree)--University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1927. / The entire thesis text is included in file. Typescript. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed October 5, 2009) Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-99) and index (p. 100-102).

Thesis (B.S.)--University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1899. / The entire thesis text is included in file. Typescript. Illustrated by author. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed December 19, 2008)

Thesis (B.S.)--University of Missouri, School of Mines and Metallurgy, 1933. / The entire thesis text is included in file. Typescript. Title from title screen of thesis/dissertation PDF file (viewed June 15, 2010) Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--Technical University of Denmark. / Bibliography: p. 157-[159].

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1967. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1965. / eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Bibliography: l. 66-68.

Thesis (M.S. in civil engineering)--Washington State University, August 2006. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2005.

Thesis (M.S.)--Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1994. / Vita. Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 49-50). Also available via the Internet.

The basic assumption of limit design, that moments are equalized by the formation of a mechanism has proven applicable to steel beams and certain types of frames. It is not known, however, if the theory applies to light metal alloys. Steel possesses a considerable amount of strain hardening which is essential to the formation of plastic hinges in the beam, but some aluminum alloys which have little strain hardening may not be suitable for limit design. Two beam tests were carried out on a twice statically indeterminate beam made of Alcan 65S-T6 aluminum alloy to determine whether the mechanism predicted by the theory of limit design is realized before failure occurs in the beam. Moments and deflections of the beam near failure are compared with theoretical predictions obtained from the theory of limit design and the theory of inelastic bending. The latter, developed by Dr. A. Hrennikoff in 1918, is more "exact" than the theory of limit design. Test results showed that the beam failed at one of the early plastic hinges, before the mechanism was fully developed. It demonstrated that limit design is not always applicable to beams made of aluminum alloys which have very little strain hardening. / Applied Science, Faculty of / Civil Engineering, Department of / Graduate