Finite element modeling of stiffened and unstiffened orthotropic plates

Computers and Structures

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 105-117

  Jiang, W ^a   Bao, G ^a   Roberts, J C ^b  

^a Whiting School of Engineering   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); BUCKLING; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

SOLID ELEMENTS; STIFFENERS;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0031120279     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(96)00277-5     Document Type: Article

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