A generalized elastica-type approach to the analysis of large displacements of spring-strips

Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science

Volumn 211, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 509-517

  De Bona, F ^a   Zelenika, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b Laboratorio di Micromeccanica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elastica; Elliptic integrals; Large deflections

Indexed keywords

ELASTICITY; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

ELLIPTIC INTEGRALS; SPRING STRIPS;

DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0031378462     PISSN: 09544062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1243/0954406971521890     Document Type: Article

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