The Elastic Stability of Two-Parameter Nonconservative Systems,

Abstract

The stability of a linear, elastic, circulatory system with two independent loading parameters is studied in general terms. The basic properties of the stability boundary are investigated and several theorems are established. It is shown that for a two-degree-of-freedom system which is capable of flutter instability, the stability boundary is always convex toward the region of stability, in direct contrast with systems which cannot exhibit flutter. The practical significance of this result in obtaining lower and upper bound estimates of the stability boundary is emphasized, and three illustrative examples are presented. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0729401

Entities

People

  • K. Huseyin
  • R. H. Plaut

Organizations

  • Brown University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anatomy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Boundaries
  • Cardiovascular System
  • Contrast
  • Instability

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  • Aerodynamics.
  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Fluid Dynamics.