A Cosserat non-linear finite element analysis software for blocky structures

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 69-83

  Cerrolaza, M ^a   Sulem, J ^b   Elbied, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

Blocky structures; Cosserat analysis; Finite elements

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VECTORS;

BLOCKY STRUCTURES; COSSERAT THEORY;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE;

EID: 0032762703     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0965-9978(98)00059-3     Document Type: Article

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