Buckling mode decomposition of single-branched open cross-section members via finite strip method: Application and examples

Thin-Walled Structures

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 585-600

  Adany S ^a   Schafer, B W ^b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite strip method; Modal decomposition; Stability; Thin walled

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CONSTRAINT THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MODAL ANALYSIS; STABILITY;

FINITE STRIP METHOD; MODAL DECOMPOSITION; THIN-WALLED;

THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

EID: 33746224296     PISSN: 02638231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tws.2006.03.014     Document Type: Article

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