Behavior of a rhombus frame of nonlinear elastic material under large deflection

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 166-177

  Shatarat, Nasim ^a   Al Sadder, Samir ^a   Katkhuda, Hasan ^a   Qablan, Husam ^a   Shatnawi, Anis ^b  

^a HASHEMITE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

ADINA; Analytical solution; Large deflection; Nonlinear elastic material; Rhombus frame

Indexed keywords

DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELASTICITY; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

ADINA; ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; LARGE DEFLECTION; NONLINEAR ELASTIC MATERIAL; RHOMBUS FRAME;

MATERIALS;

EID: 60849113693     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2008.12.001     Document Type: Article

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