A vectorial approach to computational modelling of beams undergoing finite rotations

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 527-540

  Rhim, Jaewook ^a,b   Lee, Sung W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Agency for Defence Development   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Beam finite element; Finite rotation; Vectorial kinematics

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; KINEMATICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROTATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; VECTORS;

VECTORIAL KINEMATICS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0031997550     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19980215)41:3<527::AID-NME297>3.0.CO;2-7     Document Type: Article

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