The stiffness of prestressed frameworks: A unifying approach

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 43, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 842-854

  Guest, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equilibrium matrix; Prestressed structure; Stress matrix; Tangent stiffness

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; JOINTS (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); PRESTRESSING; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EQUILIBRIUM MATRIX; PRESTRESSED STRUCTURES; STRESS MATRIX; TANGENT STIFFNESS;

STIFFNESS MATRIX;

EID: 28244484968     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2005.03.008     Document Type: Article

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