FE-analysis of mechanical response of simple structures with random non-uniformity of material properties

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 294-308

  Reusch, F ^a   Estrin, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 0346396060     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0927-0256(98)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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