Symmetry-adapted equilibrium matrices

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 37, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1525-1548

  Kangwai, R D ^a   Guest, S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KINEMATICS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRESS ANALYSIS;

SYMMETRIC STRUCTURE;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034464423     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(98)00318-7     Document Type: Article

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