A symmetry extension of Maxwell's rule for rigidity of frames

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1793-1804

  Fowler, P W ^a   Guest, S D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); RIGIDITY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL FRAMES;

MAXWELL'S RULE;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0348193000     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(98)00326-6     Document Type: Article

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