Equivalent transform from the force-densities of cable nets to the stresses of membrane elements

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 479-482

  Zhang, Qi Lin ^a   Chen, Li Xin ^a   Luo, Xiao Qun ^a   Yang, Zong Lin ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FORCE CONTROL; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

EQUIVALENT TRANSFORMS; FORCE DENSITY; FORM FINDING ANALYSIS; MEMBRANE ELEMENTS;

CABLES;

EID: 34547381023     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2007.26.4.479     Document Type: Article

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