...M R HORNE Synopsis According to the plastic theory, the collapse load of a ductile structure in the absence of instability due to axial stresses may be predicted by reference solely to the requirements of statical equilibrium. Since it is found unnecessary to consider the behaviour...

...) bD+, = B, - ba2y, . . . . . . . . . . (28) Let the equilibrium position of an axle relative to the frame be defined aa the position whichthe suspension tends to ma,keit take up. Let the axis of the frame be defined as the line joining the centres of the axles in their equilibrium positions. Let...