Argues that the dynamic-explicit approach has in recent years been successfully applied to the solution of various quasi-static, elastic-plastic problems, especially in the metal forming area. A condition for the success has, however, been that the problems have been displacement-driven. The solution of similar force-driven problems, using this approach, has been shown to be much more complicated and computationally time consuming because of the difficulties in controlling the unphysical dynamic forces. Describes a project aiming to develop a methodology by which a force-driven problem can be analysed with similar computational effort as a corresponding displacement-driven one. To this end an adaptive loading procedure has been developed, in which the loading rate is controlled by a prescribed velocity norm. Presents several examples in order to exhibit the merits of the proposed procedure.