A method to derive approximate explicit solutions for structural mechanics problems

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 43, Issue 22-23, 2006, Pages 7082-7098

  Impollonia, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Explicit solutions; Parametric solutions; Sherman Morrison Woodbury formula

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INVERSE PROBLEMS; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EXPLICIT SOLUTIONS; PARAMETRIC SOLUTIONS; SHERMAN-MORRISON-WOODBURY FORMULA; STRUCTURAL MECHANICS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748976929     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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