Accurate stiffness matrix for nonprismatic members

Journal of Structural Engineering

Volumn 133, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1168-1175

  Luo, Yao Zhi ^a   Xu, Xian ^a   Wu, Fang ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Huasen Architectural and Engineering Design Consultants Ltd   (China)

Author keywords

Displacement; Numerical analysis; Prisms; Stiffness; Structural members; Warpage

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL METHODS; PRISMS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD; VECTORS;

LOAD VECTOR; NONPRISMATIC MEMBERS; WARPAGE;

STRUCTURAL MEMBERS;

EID: 34547227203     PISSN: 07339445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9445(2007)133:8(1168)     Document Type: Article

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