Finite element analysis of air supported membrane structures

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 190, Issue 5-7, 2000, Pages 579-595

  Bonet, J ^a   Wood, R D ^a   Mahaney, J ^b   Heywood, P ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MERCER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Babtie Group Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LINEAR SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRAIN;

EQUILIBRIUM EQUATIONS; PNEUMATIC STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034316757     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(99)00428-4     Document Type: Article

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