An analog equation solution to dynamic analysis of plates with variable thickness

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 17, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 1996, Pages 145-152

  Nerantzaki, M S ^a   Katsikadelis, J T ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Analog equation; Boundary element; Boundary integral equation; Elastic plate; Variable thickness; Vibration

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); DYNAMICS; LOADS (FORCES); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PIECEWISE LINEAR TECHNIQUES; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ANALOG EQUATION METHOD; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; FOURTH ORDER PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATION; QUASI STATIC PLATE BENDING PROBLEM;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0030103374     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0955-7997(96)00010-0     Document Type: Article

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