Abstract: A large-deflection mathematical analysis of rectangular plates under uniform lateral loading is presented in this paper. The analysis is based on solving two fourth-order, second-degree, partial differential Von Kármán ...

Abstract: Although space trusses have been in continuous development since the 1950s, their share in the market of large-span structures is still quite small. Because of being costlier than one-way beam and framed structural ...

Abstract: The force‐deformation equations of a two‐noded three‐dimensional (3‐D) beam‐column element with both central and end rotational springs, which take account of the effects of the axial load on the lateral element stiffness, ...

Abstract: From previous studies on space trusses it has been found that a major problem facing such structures is the brittle type of failure, caused by the successive buckling of a series of critical compression‐chord members. The ...