Sensitivity analysis based on the force method for deployable cable-stiffened structures

Engineering Optimization

Volumn 29, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 429-441

  You, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cables; Deployable structures; Force method; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

CABLES; OPTIMIZATION; PRESTRESSING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

DEPLOYABLE CABLE STIFFENED STRUCTURES; FORCE METHOD; NODAL DISPLACEMENT;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031336179     PISSN: 0305215X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03052159708941006     Document Type: Article

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