Symbolic computation and differential quadrature method - A boon to engineering analysis

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 713-739

  Rajasekaran, S ^a  

^a PSG COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Coupled shear wall; Differential quadrature; Flexural stiffness; Geometric stiffness; Mass matrix; Mesh points; Natural frequency; Symbolic computation (Computer Algebra)

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SHEAR WALLS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

COUPLED SHEAR WALLS; DIFFERENTIAL QUADRATURE; FLEXURAL STIFFNESS; GEOMETRIC STIFFNESS; MASS MATRIX; MESH POINTS; SYMBOLIC COMPUTATION;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 38149019457     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.2007.27.6.713     Document Type: Article

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