Polynomial shape functions and numerical methods for flexible multibody dynamics

Mechanics of Structures and Machines

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-64

  Shi, P ^a   McPhee, J ^a   Heppler, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Euler Bernoulli beam; Flexible multibody dynamics; Numerical methods; Polynomials; Shape functions

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DEFORMATION; NUMERICAL METHODS;

EULER-BERNOULLI BEAM; FLEXIBLE MULTIBODY DYNAMICS; SHAPE FUNCTIONS;

POLYNOMIALS;

EID: 0035248412     PISSN: 08905452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/SME-100000002     Document Type: Article

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