Investigation of a matrix solution of variable cross-section columns

In 1949, W. T. Thompson proposed a procedure for the solution of an n-section column using the matrix calculus. Since the matrix method was rather long and unfamiliar to most engineers, it was felt that a further investigation was warranted in the hope that 2 further development of the Thompson met...

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Main Author: Rowland, Arthur E.
Other Authors: Applied Mechanics
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Virginia Tech 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/41247
http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-02232010-020039/