Large torsional oscillations in a suspension bridge: Multiple periodic solutions to a nonlinear wave equation

SIAM Journal on Mathematical Analysis

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1411-1429

  Moore, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Nonlinear wave equation; Suspension bridge; Torsional oscillations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036435317     PISSN: 00361410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036141001388099     Document Type: Article

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