An accurate two-node finite element for shear deformable curved beams

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 473-498

  Friedman, Z ^a   Kosmatka, J B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Curved beams; Shear deformable; Two node finite element

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

TWO NODE FINITE ELEMENTS;

CURVED BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0031999225     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0207(19980215)41:3<473::AID-NME294>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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