An improved reanalysis method for grillage-type structures

Computers and Structures

Volumn 68, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 79-88

  Kirsch, U ^a   Moses, F ^b  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b University of Pittsburgh   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REDUNDANCY; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); VECTORS;

GRILLAGE STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032118255     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(98)00021-2     Document Type: Article

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