TY - JOUR AU - Cacho-PĂ©rez, M. PY - 2024 SN - 0020-7462 UR - https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/68144 AB - This work calculates the collapse load factor and the collapse mechanism of 2D frames with slender structural members of variable section type and arbitrary distributed loads. A Kinematic Direct Method (KDM) is used for calculations. The equilibrium... LA - spa PB - Elsevier KW - Plastic hinge; Planar steel frames; Collapse load factor; Collapse mechanism; Arbitrary distributed loads; Variable section TI - Limit analysis of planar steel frames with variable section type and arbitrary loads DO - 10.1016/j.ijnonlinmec.2024.104718 ER -