Large torsional oscillations in suspension bridges revisited: Fixing an old approximation

American Mathematical Monthly

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-18

  McKenna, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 0033249059     PISSN: 00029890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2589581     Document Type: Article

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