Foldable positive and negative curvature structures: Geometric design and structural response

Journal of the International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures

Volumn 41, Issue 134, 2000, Pages 147-161

  Langbecker, T ^a   Albermani, F ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Foldable structures; Kinematic analysis; Non linear structural analysis; Scissors structures

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; GEOMETRY; KINEMATICS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

FOLDABLE NEGATIVE GAUSSIAN CURVATURE; FOLDABLE POSITIVE GAUSSIAN CURVATURE; FOLDABLE STRUCTURES; NONLINEAR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; SCISSORS STRUCTURES;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034442006     PISSN: 03043622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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