Comparison of Quantitative and Qualitative Information Provided by Different Structural Load Path Definitions

The structural mechanics community has developed several methods to identify and visualize load paths in structures. There is no single accepted approach or method to characterize, quantify, visualize and tailor load paths. This paper compares various methods proposed to characterize and visualize l...

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Main Authors: Marhadi Kun, Venkataraman Satchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2009-07-01
Series:International Journal for Simulation and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
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Online Access:https://www.ijsmdo.org/articles/smdo/pdf/2009/03/smdo2009014.pdf