Comparison of methods for large deflection analysis of a cantilever beam under free end point load cases

Proceedings of the ASME Design Engineering Technical Conference

Volumn 7, Issue PARTS A AND B, 2009, Pages 183-191

  Morsch, Femke M ^a   Tolou, Nima ^a   Herder, Just L ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPLIED FORCES; CLOSED FORM SOLUTIONS; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPARISON OF METHODS; COMPUTATION TIME; EXPERIMENTAL EVALUATION; FEM ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELING; FREE END; LARGE DEFLECTION; LARGE DEFLECTION ANALYSIS; LINEAR BEAM THEORY; NON-LINEAR BEAMS; NUMERICAL SOLUTION; PSEUDO-RIGID-BODY MODELS; ROTATING ANGLE; VERTICAL POSITIONS;

CANTILEVER BEAMS; DESIGN; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERNET PROTOCOLS; NANOCANTILEVERS; NUMERICAL METHODS;

LOADS (FORCES);

EID: 82155178532     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/DETC2009-86754     Document Type: Conference Paper

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