On the nonlinear mechanics of discrete networks

Archive of Applied Mechanics

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 303-319

  Atai, A A ^a   Steigmann, D J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Convexity; Dynamic relaxation; Network structures

Indexed keywords

RELAXATION PROCESSES; STIFFNESS; THEOREM PROVING;

NONLINEAR ELASTIC NETWORKS;

ELASTICITY;

EID: 0031170439     PISSN: 09391533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004190050119     Document Type: Article

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