Elastic behaviour of an orthotropic beam/one-dimensional plate of uniform and variable thickness

Journal of Engineering Mathematics

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 331-344

  Zenkour, A M ^a  

^a TANTA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bending response; Orthotropic beams; Small parameter method; Variable thickness

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS;

ELASTICITY;

BEAM; PLATE;

EID: 0036976212     PISSN: 00220833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021255410184     Document Type: Article

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