Integral feasible prestress of cable domes

Computers and Structures

Volumn 81, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 2111-2119

  Yuan, X F ^a   Dong, S L ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cable domes; Geometric stability; Indeterminate assembly; Integral feasible prestress; Optimal prestress; Prestressed assembly

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; MAXWELL EQUATIONS; PRESTRESSING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

CABLE DOMES;

DOMES;

EID: 0043172531     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(03)00254-2     Document Type: Article

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