Unimodal formulation of the analysis and design problems for framed structures

Computers and Structures

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 739-747

  Fuchs, M B ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL FRAMES; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TRUSSES;

EIGENVALUE ANALYSIS; FORCE APPROACH; TIMOSHENKO BEAM THEORY; TIMOSHENKO BENDING ELEMENT;

EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS;

EID: 0031142679     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(96)00064-8     Document Type: Article

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