Reduced-stiffness method in the theory of shells

International Applied Mechanics

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 715-743

  Gavrilenko, G D ^a   Croll, J G A ^b  

^a S P TIMOSHENKO INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (Ukraine)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buckling; Experimental data; Imperfect shell; Perfect shell; Reduced stiffness method

Indexed keywords

EXPERIMENTAL DATA; IMPERFECT SHELL; PERFECT SHELL; REDUCED-STIFFNESS METHOD;

BUCKLING; CODES (SYMBOLS); COMPUTER PROGRAMMING; DATA ACQUISITION; DEFECTS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STIFFNESS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 7644231021     PISSN: 10637095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:INAM.0000046218.98107.1d     Document Type: Article

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