Thermal postbuckling analysis of imperfect Reissner-Mindlin plates on softening nonlinear elastic foundations

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-270

  Shen, Hui Shen ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elastic foundation; Moderately thick plate; Perturbation method; Structural stability; Thermal postbuckling

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BUCKLING; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); ELASTICITY; FOUNDATIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHEAR DEFORMATION; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

REISSNER-MINDLIN PLATE THEORY; THERMAL POSTBUCKLING ANALYSIS;

SOIL STRUCTURE INTERACTIONS;

EID: 0032049752     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004257527313     Document Type: Article

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