Sparse self-stress matrices for the finite element force method

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 2175-2194

  Soyer, E ^a   Topcu, A ^a,b  

^a EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Groups of redundants; Self stress matrix

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATRIX ALGEBRA; STRESS ANALYSIS; TRUSSES;

SELF STRESS MATRIX;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 0035970484     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.119     Document Type: Article

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