Formulation of Fuzzy Finite-Element Methods for Solid Mechanics Problems

Computer-Aided Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 107-117

  Muhanna, Rafi L ^a   Mullen, Robert L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FUZZY SETS; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS;

SOLID MECHANICS;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

FUZZY MATHEMATICS;

EID: 0033105251     PISSN: 10939687     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0885-9507.00134     Document Type: Article

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