Computational form-finding of tension membrane structures - Non-finite element approaches: Part 3. Comparison of mesh constraint methods

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 685-697

  Brew, J S ^a   Lewis, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Form finding; Mesh control; Numerical efficiency; Tension structures

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; DAMPING; LAPLACE TRANSFORMS; RELAXATION PROCESSES; TENSILE TESTING;

TENSION MEMBRANE STRUCTURES (TMS);

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

MEMBRANE;

EID: 0037423528     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.581     Document Type: Article

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