Some performance trends in hierarchical truss structures

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 6, Issue , 2003, Pages 4570-4584

  Murphey, Thomas W ^b   Hinkle, Jason D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; STIFFNESS;

HORIZONTAL BEAM; SPACE STRUCTURES;

TRUSSES;

EID: 0041977221     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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