A full modal decomposition of thin-walled, single-branched open cross-section members via the constrained finite strip method

Journal of Constructional Steel Research

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-29

  Ádány, Sándor ^a   Schafer, B W ^b  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

Author keywords

Constrained finite strip method; Modal decomposition; Stability; Thin walled

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; CONSTRAINT THEORY; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; MODAL ANALYSIS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

BUCKLING DEFORMATION; FINITE STRIP METHOD;

THIN WALLED STRUCTURES;

EID: 36148931352     PISSN: 0143974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcsr.2007.04.004     Document Type: Article

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