Computing critical points and secondary paths in nonlinear structural stability analysis by the finite element method

Computers and Structures

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 203-220

  Shi, J ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SYSTEM STABILITY;

BRACKETING PROCEDURES; BRANCH SWITCHING ALGORITHMS; CRITICAL POINTS; SECONDARY PATHS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030567050     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0045-7949(95)00114-V     Document Type: Article

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