A nonlinear suspension bridge equation with nonconstant load

Nonlinear Analysis, Theory, Methods and Applications

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 649-668

  HeungChoi, Q ^a   Jung, Tacksun ^b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Kunsan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Critical point; Degree; Eigenvalue; PS condition

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BRIDGE CABLES; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; NONLINEAR EQUATIONS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; THEOREM PROVING; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

CONTRACTION MAPPING THEOREM; CRITICAL POINT THEORY; DEGREE THEORY; HILBERT SPACE; MOUNTAIN PASS THEOREM; PALAIS-SMALE CONDITION; VARIATIONAL REDUCTION METHOD;

SUSPENSION BRIDGES;

EID: 0033101537     PISSN: 0362546X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0362-546X(97)00616-0     Document Type: Article

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