<s>
Limit	B-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
structural	B-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
field	O
which	O
is	O
dedicated	O
to	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
efficient	O
methods	O
to	O
directly	O
determine	O
estimates	O
of	O
the	O
collapse	O
load	O
of	O
a	O
given	O
structural	O
model	O
without	O
resorting	O
to	O
iterative	O
or	O
incremental	O
analysis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
this	O
purpose	O
,	O
the	O
field	O
of	O
limit	B-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
is	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
theorems	O
,	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
limit	O
theorems	O
,	O
which	O
are	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
theorems	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
law	O
of	O
conservation	O
of	O
energy	O
that	O
state	O
properties	O
regarding	O
stresses	O
and	O
strains	O
,	O
lower	O
and	O
upper-bound	O
limits	O
for	O
the	O
collapse	O
load	O
and	O
the	O
exact	O
collapse	O
load	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
2008	O
-	O
)	O
General	O
purpose	O
geotechnical	O
software	O
limit	B-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uses	O
discontinuity	B-Algorithm
layout	I-Algorithm
optimization	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
(	O
2015	O
-	O
)	O
Limit	B-Algorithm
analysis	I-Algorithm
software	O
application	O
for	O
slabs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Uses	O
discontinuity	B-Algorithm
layout	I-Algorithm
optimization	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
