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Stiffness analysis of beams using a higher-order theory

J. Petrolito

1995 · DOI: 10.1016/0045-7949(94)00505-W
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TLDR

An exact stiffness analysis of thick beams is presented based on a higher-order shear deformation theory that leads to an element stiffness matrix that is an extension of the standard matrix based on classical beam theory.