Generalized potential formulations for elastostatics of constitutively non-linear structures under general loading

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 537-548

  Taylor, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastostatics; Generalized loading; Nonlinear material; Structural analysis; Variational formulation

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTICITY; KINEMATICS; LOADING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN; STRESSES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ELASTOSTATICS; GENERALIZED LOADING; LOAD PATH; NONLINEAR MATERIALS;

STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS);

EID: 0031147933     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7403(96)00066-5     Document Type: Article

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