Motion of a rigid body with a rounded base due to harmonic excitation

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 175-191

  Capecchi, D ^a   Giannini, R ^b   Masiani, R ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Harmonic oscillations; Non linear vibrations; Rigid body dynamics

Indexed keywords

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FOUNDATIONS; FREQUENCY RESPONSE; OSCILLATORS (MECHANICAL); PROBLEM SOLVING; STRUCTURAL LOADS; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

HARMONIC OSCILLATIONS; NONLINEAR VIBRATIONS; RIGID BODY DYNAMICS; SOFTENING OSCILLATORS;

STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030107831     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7462(95)00056-9     Document Type: Article

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