Nonlinear Analysis of Plate and Shell Vibrations,

Abstract

The subject of nonlinear vibrations has always been a difficult one. The primary difficulty lies in the solution of governing equations of motion which are nonlinear differential equations. Solution characteristics such as existence, uniqueness and superposition, which are taken for granted in linear vibration problems, are not guaranteed. Often the physical problem itself, including experiment, must be relied upon to suggest a reasonable nonlinear solution (which is typically not exact, but approximate).

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADP003661

Entities

People

  • A. W. Leissa

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Differential Equations
  • Dynamics
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Linear Differential Equations
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Nonlinear Analysis
  • Nonlinear Differential Equations
  • Real Variables
  • Vibration

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Structural Dynamics.