A new lock-free, material finite element for flexure of moderately thick rectangular composite plates

Computers and Structures

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 609-623

  Singh, G ^a   Raju, K K ^a   Rao, G V ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUNCTIONS;

MATERIAL FINITE ELEMENT; MINDLIN THEORY;

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 0032334688     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(98)00109-6     Document Type: Article

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