Form finding and analysis of tension structures by dynamic relaxation

International Journal of Space Structures

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 89-104

  Barnes, Michael R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DAMPING; RELAXATION PROCESSES; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUTS;

DYNAMIC RELAXATION; TENSION STRUCTURES;

ROOFS;

EID: 0033327139     PISSN: 02663511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1260/0266351991494722     Document Type: Article

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