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The Global Nonlinear Galerkin Method for the Solution of von Karman Nonlinear Plate Equations: An Optimal & Faster Iterative Method for the Direct Solution of Nonlinear Algebraic Equations F(x) = 0, using x^· = λ[αF + (1 - α)B^TF]

Hong-Hua Dai^1,2, Jeom Kee Paik³, S. N. Atluri²

1 College of Astronautics, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, P.R. China
2 Center for Aerospace Research & Education, University of California, Irvine
3 Lloyd’s Register Educational Trust (LRET) Center of Excellence, Pusan National University, Korea