Sensitivity of structural joint stiffnesses with respect to beam properties: A hybrid approach

Computers and Structures

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1037-1041

  Cameron, T M ^a   Jordan, L ^b   El Sayed, M E M ^a  

^a KETTERING UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL MEMBERS;

BEAM SHAPE PROPERTIES; SPRING RATES;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031164921     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(96)00376-8     Document Type: Article

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