Structural analysis of pneumatic envelopes: Variational formulation and optimization-based solution process

AIAA Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 304-311

  Baginski, Frank E ^a   Schur, Willi W ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; OPTIMIZATION; PNEUMATICS; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

PNEUMATIC ENVELOPES; PUMPKIN BALLOON; SUPER LIGHT STRUCTURAL SYSTEMS;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0037329792     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.1945     Document Type: Article

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