A new deformable catenary element for the analysis of cable net structures

Computers and Structures

Volumn 84, Issue 29-30, 2006, Pages 1882-1890

  Andreu, A ^a   Gil, L ^a   Roca, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cable net simulation; Catenary element; Elastic cable; Inextensible cable

Indexed keywords

CABLES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS;

CABLE NET SIMULATION; CATENARY ELEMENT; ELASTIC CABLE; INEXTENSIBLE CABLE;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33751038110     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2006.08.021     Document Type: Article

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