Dimensionamiento y verificación del hormigón estructural mediante el método de los campos de tensiones

Dimensioning and check of structural concrete using the stress field method

The stress field method is a tool based on the lower-bound theorem of plasticity. It can be applied for both the dimensioning of new structural elements and for the checking of existing ones. This paper reviews the theoretical principles of the method and its application to practical cases. An example is finally presented whose results are discussed.