Non-conservative systems with symmetrizable stiffness matrices exhibiting limit cycles

International Journal of Non-Linear Mechanics

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 515-529

  Kounadis, A N ^a,b   Simitses, G J ^a  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Dissipation of energy; Limit cycles; Non conservative autonomous systems; Non linear dynamics; Non potential asymmetric systems; Symmetrizable stiffness matrices

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BUCKLING; DYNAMIC LOADS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; SYSTEM STABILITY;

LIMIT CYCLES; NONCONSERVATIVE AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS; NONPOTENTIAL ASYMMETRIC SYSTEMS; SYMMETRIZABLE STIFFNESS MATRIX;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 0031143879     PISSN: 00207462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0020-7462(96)00070-4     Document Type: Article

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