Critical buckling of stiffened panels with discrete point connections

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 991-1009

  Lam, D H ^a   Williams, F W ^a   Kennedy, D ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buckling; Point connections; Riveted panels; Structural analysis; Welding

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; WELDING;

DISCRETE POINT CONNECTIONS; SOFTWARE PACKAGE VICONOPT; STIFFENED PANELS;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 0031233809     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7403(97)00002-7     Document Type: Article

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