Nonlinear finite element analysis of glass panels

Engineering Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 645-652

  So, Andrew Kwok Wai ^a   Chan, Siu Lai ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Glass panels; Wind loads

Indexed keywords

EID: 0010674054     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0141-0296(95)00199-9     Document Type: Article

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