Finite element analysis of wall pressure in imperfect silos

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 2061-2072

  Ooi, J Y ^a   She, K M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFECTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SILOS (AGRICULTURAL); STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

IMPERFECTION GEOMETRY; IMPERFECTION HEIGHT; JANSSEN THEORY; SILO WALLS;

WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EID: 0031165632     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(96)00138-2     Document Type: Article

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