A "deformable section" model for the dynamics of suspension bridges. Part II: Nonlinear analysis and large amplitude oscillations

Wind and Structures, An International Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 451-470

  Sepe, Vincenzo ^a   Diaferio, Mariella ^b   Augusti, Giuliano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI BARI   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Nonlinear dynamics; Sectional model; Suspension bridges; Vortex shedding; Wind effects

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; OSCILLATIONS; SUSPENSION BRIDGES; VORTEX SHEDDING; WIND EFFECTS;

NONLINEAR ANALYSIS; SECTIONAL MODEL;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 0347567506     PISSN: 12266116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12989/was.2003.6.6.451     Document Type: Article

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