Post-buckling analysis for isotropic prismatic plate assemblies under axial compression

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1783-1803

  Sun, G ^a   Kennedy, D ^b   Williams, F W ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRESS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; LOADS (FORCES); STIFFNESS MATRIX;

AXIAL COMPRESSION; ISOTROPIC PRISMATIC PLATE; POST BUCKLING ANALYSIS;

BUCKLING;

EID: 0033688655     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7403(99)00055-7     Document Type: Article

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