Static and dynamic stability of a single-degree-of-freedom autonomous system with distinct critical points

Structural Engineering and Mechanics

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 529-540

  Sophianopoulos, D S ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Critical points; Dynamic buckling; Saddle; Snapping; Stable in the large

Indexed keywords

BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

AUTONOMOUS SYSTEM; CRITICAL POINTS; ENERGY CRITERIA; SADDLE; SNAPPING;

BUCKLING;

EID: 0030245843     PISSN: 12254568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/sem.1996.4.5.529     Document Type: Article

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