A direct flexibility method

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 149, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 319-337

  Felippa, C A ^a   Park, K C ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INVERSE PROBLEMS; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

DIRECT FLEXIBILITY METHOD (DFM); DIRECT STIFFNESS METHOD (DSM);

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031244930     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(97)00048-0     Document Type: Article

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