Rigorous joining of advanced reduced-dimensional beam models to 3D finite element models

This dissertation developed a method that can accurately and efficiently capture the response of a structure by rigorous combination of a reduced-dimensional beam finite element model with a model based on full two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) finite elements. As a proof of concept, a...

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Main Author: Song, Huimin
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/33901