A nonlinear beam finite element for the post-buckling analysis of plane frames by Koiter's perturbation approach

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 146, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 325-349

  Salerno, Ginevra ^a,b   Lanzo, Antonio D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRAIN MEASUREMENT;

KOITER'S PERTURBATION THEORY; POST CRITICAL SLOPE;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0031185559     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(96)01240-6     Document Type: Article

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