Ultimate compressive strength of plate elements in aluminium: Correlation of finite element analyses and tests

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 29, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 31-46

  Hopperstad, O S ^a   Langseth, M ^a   Hanssen, L ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; WELDS;

ALUMINUM PLATES; ULTIMATE COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

ALUMINUM BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0031219323     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8231(97)00013-X     Document Type: Article

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