Shear-lag revisited: The use of single Fourier series for determining the effective breadth in plated structures

Computers and Structures

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 759-767

  Tahan, N ^a   Pavlovic M N ^b   Kotsovos, M D ^c  

^a SLP Engineering London   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; ELASTICITY; NUMERICAL METHODS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EFFECTIVE BREADTH RATIO; SHEAR LAG; SINGLE FOURIER SERIES;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031140559     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(96)00065-X     Document Type: Article

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