Recursive second order convergence method for natural frequences and modes when using dynamic stiffness matrices

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1795-1814

  Yuan, Si ^a   Ye, Kangsheng ^a   Williams, Fred W ^b   Kennedy, David ^c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dynamic stiffness matrix; Natural frequencies; Newton's method; Second order convergence; Vibration modes; Wittrick Williams algorithm

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STIFFNESS MATRIX; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

DYNAMIC STIFFNESS MATRICES;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

JOINT;

EID: 0037471025     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.640     Document Type: Article

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