On a type of radially retractable plate structures

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 3452-3467

  Luo, Yaozhi ^a   Mao, Decan ^a   You, Zhong ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cover plate; Geometrical analysis; Mechanism; Pivot; Retractable structure

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ENCLOSURES; HINGES; ROOFS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

COVER PLATES; GEOMETRICAL ANALYSIS; PIVOTS; RADIALLY RETRACTABLE PLATE STRUCTURES (RPS);

PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS);

EID: 33947103139     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2006.09.035     Document Type: Article

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