Exact analysis of bi-periodic structures

By using the U-transformation method, it is possible to uncouple linear simultaneous equations, either algebraic or differential, with cyclic periodicity. This book presents a procedure for applying the U-transformation technique twice to uncouple the two sets of unknown variables in a doubly periodic structure to achieve an analytical exact solution. Explicit exact solutions for the static and dynamic analyses for certain engineering structures with doubly periodic properties - such as a continuous truss with any number of spans, cable network and grillwork on supports with periodicity, and g