Closed-form solutions for funicular cables and arches

DOI10.1007/S00707-014-1250-XzbMath1329.74150OpenAlexW1990234248MaRDI QIDQ2353341

Yanyan Li

Publication date: 9 July 2015

Published in: Acta Mechanica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-014-1250-x

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.) (74K10) Explicit solutions of equilibrium problems in solid mechanics (74G05) Strings (74K05)

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