Vibration and snap-through of bent elastica strips subjected to end rotations

Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1-7

  Plaut, R H ^a   Virgin, L N ^a,b  

^a State University   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Bent elastica; Snap through; Vibration

Indexed keywords

CIRCULAR ARC; CRITICAL FORCE; ELASTICA; EQUILIBRIUM SHAPE; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS; SHOOTING METHODS; SNAP-THROUGH; VIBRATION MODES;

MEMS; MICROELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES;

ROTATION;

EID: 77955265527     PISSN: 00218936     EISSN: 15289036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3086783     Document Type: Article

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