SNAP-THROUGH BUCKLING OF RETICULATED SHELLS.

Keywords: MINNESOTA UNIVERSITY, CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY, BECHTEL POWER CORPORATION, BUCKLING, DISPLACEMENT, LINEAR, NON LINEAR, BARS, BEHAVIOUR, GEOMETRY, SHELLS, RETICULATED, ELASTIC, FINITE ELEMENTS, SNAP THROUGH, PREDICTION, LOADS, DOMES, TWO BAR, RETICULATION, ANALYSIS, GEOMETRY, FORMULATION, STRAIN, LAGRANGIAN, DEFORMATION, TRUSSES, METHODS