Experimental analyses of collapse behaviors of braced elliptical tubes under lateral compression

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 761-777

  Wu, Lan ^a   Carney III, John F ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Collapse load; Elliptical; Energy dissipation; Lateral compression; Tubes

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BRACED ELLIPTICAL TUBES; LATERAL COMPRESSION; SOFTWARE PACKAGE ABAQUS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 0032138868     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7403(97)00121-5     Document Type: Article

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