An investigaton of minimum-weight dual-material symmetrically loaded wheels and torsion arms

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 196-202

  Dewhurst, Peter ^a   Srithongchai, Sriruk ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MICHELL STRUCTURES; PRAGER'S STRUCTURES; TORSION ARMS; TRUSS DESIGN;

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPACTION; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TORSIONAL STRESS; TRUSSES;

WHEELS;

EID: 17444368965     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1831295     Document Type: Article

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