Analysis of the dynamics of rigid blocks using the theory of distributions

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 15-25

  Baratta, Alessandro ^a   Corbi, Ottavia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alfa functions; Dirac distribution; Distributional approach; Rocking motion; Structural dynamics; Unilateral model

Indexed keywords

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

ALFA-FUNCTIONS; DIRAC DISTRIBUTION; DISTRIBUTIONAL APPROACH; ROCKING MOTION; UNILATERAL MODEL;

STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS;

EID: 80955142769     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.advengsoft.2011.07.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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