Torsional and longitudinal vibration of suspension bridge subject to aerodynamic forces

Mathematical Problems in Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 393-421

  Ahmed, N U ^a   Harbi, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerodynamic damping; Asymptotic stability; Dynamic models; Numerical results; Stability; Structural damping; Suspension bridge

Indexed keywords

EID: 3643114775     PISSN: 1024123X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/S1024123X98000891     Document Type: Article

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