... can also be calculated directly from the structural stiffness matrix by using the developed technique. Structural members Beams Shear‐locking Finite element and meshfree coupling Matching field approach Shear‐deformable beam and plate theories in which the transverse displacement...

...Reza Attarnejad Purpose — Analysis of nonprismatic members has received a great deal attention from designers and engineers due to their ability in satisfaction of architectural and aesthetic necessities. Using these structural members in complex structures such as aircrafts, turbine blades...

... that this approximation is not always valid. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Rail bridges Vibration Railway engineering Structural members In recent years, the development of high‐speed trains has focused attention on the need for a better understanding of the dynamics of vehicle‐bridge...

.... A. Kaveh can be contacted at: alikaveh@iust.ac.ir © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Vibration Framed structures Factor analysis Eigenvalues and eigenfunctions Structural members Symmetry has been widely used in science and engineering (Hargittai, 1986 ; Healey and Treacy...

... of a beam element can therefore be superposed to the discrete element forces. Jani Paavilainen can be contacted at: jani.paavilainen@tkk.fi © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Beams Structural members Modelling Ice loading This expression for the internal forces is evaluated...