Application of a total Lagrangian corotational finite element scheme to inflation of a tire

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 34, Issue 27, 1997, Pages 3541-3570

  Greer Jr , James M ^a   Palazotto, Anthony N ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEAR STRESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; TIRES;

THICKNESS STRETCHING; TOTAL LAGRANGIAN FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; TRANSVERSE SHEAR WARPING;

SHEAR DEFORMATION;

EID: 0031237462     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(96)00210-7     Document Type: Article

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