A finite element model for linear viscoelastic behaviour of pultruded thin-walled beams under general loadings

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 45, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 770-793

  Bottoni, Marina ^a   Mazzotti, Claudio ^a   Savoia, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Finite elements; Linear viscoelasticity; Pultruded beams; Shear deformability; Thin walled beams

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; GLASS; LOADS (FORCES); SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRESSES; THIN WALLED STRUCTURES; VISCOELASTICITY;

LINEAR VISCOELASTICITY; PULTRUDED BEAMS; THIN-WALLED BEAMS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 36049002856     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2007.08.028     Document Type: Article

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