Mechanical analysis of non-uniform beams resting on nonlinear elastic foundation by the differential quadrature method

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-292

  Hsu, Ming Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL PENGHU UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

DQM; Mechanical behavior; Non uniform beam; Nonlinear media

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; NUMERICAL METHODS; VISCOSITY;

DQM; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; NON-UNIFORM BEAM; NONLINEAR MEDIA;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 33645274908     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2006.22.3.279     Document Type: Article

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