Nonlinear Dynamics of Shells: Theory, Finite Element Formulation, and Integration Schemes *

Nonlinear Dynamics

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 279-305

  Sansour, C ^a   Wriggers, P ^a   Sansour, J ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chaos; Finite elements; Integration schemes; Nonlinear shell dynamics

Indexed keywords

CHAOS THEORY; DEFORMATION; DYNAMICS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTEGRATION; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS;

SHELL THEORY;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0031192633     PISSN: 0924090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008251113479     Document Type: Article

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