Nonlinear elastoplastic analysis of tensegrity systems

Engineering Structures

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1552-1566

  Ben Kahla, Nabil ^a   Kebiche, K ^b  

^a Rte M ^*  (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ MONTPELLIER 2   (France)

Author keywords

Elastoplastic; Non linear; Tensegrity systems

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTOPLASTICITY; ITERATIVE METHODS; LAGRANGE MULTIPLIERS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; YIELD STRESS;

NEWTON-RAPHSON ITERATIVE SCHEME; NONLINEAR ELASTOPLASTIC ANALYSIS; STATIC LOADS; TENSEGRITY SYSTEMS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 0033737858     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(99)00088-7     Document Type: Article

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