Computational approach to localization using global energy minimization

Computers and Structures

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 529-536

  Chen, G ^a   Baker, G ^b   Hunt, G W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; HEURISTIC METHODS; OPTIMIZATION; STRAIN;

ENERGY MINIMIZATION; STRAIN SOFTENING;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034563681     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(00)00043-2     Document Type: Article

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