Geometrically non-linear formulation of flexible multibody systems in terms of beam elements: Geometric stiffness

Computers and Structures

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1039-1050

  Mayo, J ^a   Dominguez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; GEOMETRY; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRAIN; VECTORS;

BEAM ELEMENTS; ELASTIC FORCES; FLEXIBLE MULTIBODY SYSTEMS; GEOMETRIC STIFFNESS; STRAIN ENERGY FUNCTIONS;

FLEXIBLE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0030174720     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7949(96)00352-5     Document Type: Article

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