Finite element vibration analysis of beams, plates and shells

Shock and Vibration

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 97-109

  Mackerle, Jaroslav ^a  

^a LINKÖPING INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

FLEXURAL VIBRATIONS; LONGITUDINAL VIBRATIONS; TORSIONAL VIBRATIONS; TRANSVERSE VIBRATIONS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

EID: 0033293046     PISSN: 10709622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/1999/692380     Document Type: Article

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