Some computational aspects of a group theoretic finite element approach to the buckling and postbuckling analyses of plates and shells-of-revolution

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 170, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 373-406

  Wohlever, J C ^a,b,c  

^a NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODIES OF REVOLUTION; BUCKLING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

IMPERFECTION SENSITIVE STRUCTURES; SHELL-OF-REVOLUTION;

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS);

EID: 0032661555     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(98)00204-7     Document Type: Article

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