Geometrically nonlinear analysis of cylindrical shells using the element-free kp-Ritz method

Engineering Analysis with Boundary Elements

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 783-792

  Zhao, X ^a   Yang, Y ^b   Liew, K M ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b KUNMING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cylindrical shells; Geometrically nonlinear analysis; kp Ritz method

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONS; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; STABILITY CRITERIA;

CYLINDRICAL SHELLS; GEOMETRICALLY NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; KP-RITZ METHOD; NONLINEAR EQUILIBRIUM EQUATIONS;

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS;

EID: 34547466125     PISSN: 09557997     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enganabound.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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