Finite-element analysis of cylindrical panels with random initial imperfections

Journal of Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 867-876

  Papadopoulos, Vissarion ^a   Papadrakakis, Manolis ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PROBLEM SOLVING; RANDOM PROCESSES; STIFFNESS MATRIX;

AVERAGE METHODS; CYLINDRICAL PANELS; STOCHASTIC FINITE-ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; SHELL;

EID: 4043167102     PISSN: 07339399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2004)130:8(867)     Document Type: Article

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