A shallow shell finite element for the linear and non-linear analysis of cylindrical shells

Engineering Structures

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 769-778

  Djoudi, M S ^a   Bahai, H ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYLINDERS (SHAPES); DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RIGIDITY; STRAIN;

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

CYLINDER; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN;

EID: 0037402202     PISSN: 01410296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0141-0296(03)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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