Full-order and multimode flutter analysis using ANSYS

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design

Volumn 44, Issue 9-10, 2008, Pages 537-551

  Hua, X G ^a   Chen, Z Q ^a  

^a HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ANSYS; Coupled flutter; Instability; Long span bridges; Matrix27

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARAMETERIZATION; STIFFNESS; VIBRATION ANALYSIS;

COUPLED FLUTTER; EIGENVALUE ANALYSIS; LONG-SPAN BRIDGES;

BRIDGES;

EID: 44249110936     PISSN: 0168874X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.finel.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

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