Comparison of Structural Analysis of Thin-Walled Structures Accomplished by Isogeometric Analysis and the Finite

Jozef Bocko1, Patrik Pleško1, Ingrid Delyová1

  • 1Department of Applied Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Technical University of Košice, Letná 9, 042 00 Košice, Slovakia.

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