The natural force density method for the shape finding of taut structures

DOI10.1016/j.cma.2008.05.017zbMath1194.74122OpenAlexW2026275730WikidataQ59897573 ScholiaQ59897573MaRDI QIDQ2638068

Ruy M. O. Pauletti, Paulo M. Pimenta

Publication date: 14 September 2010

Published in: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2008.05.017

zbMATH Keywords

minimal surfacesforce densitytension structuresnatural approachshape findingcable and membrane structures

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Numerical approximation of solutions of dynamical problems in solid mechanics (74H15) Membranes (74K15)

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