Concepts for designing stiffer structures

Structural Engineer

Volumn 81, Issue 21, 2003, Pages 36-42

  Ji, Tianjian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Design examples; Frames; Internal forces; Laboratory tests; Stiffness; Structures

Indexed keywords

INTERNAL FORCE;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STIFFNESS; TRUSSES;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 0242493543     PISSN: 14665123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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