Abstract: Results of a bifurcation analysis of a geometrically nonlinear cable truss are reported. Additive antisymmetric harmonic excitation and parametric symmetric harmonic excitation are used. For antisymmetric excitation, ...

Abstract: Equations of motion for a plane, nonlinear prestressed truss are expressed in terms of six generalized coordinates. Three coordinates define a dominant centrally symmetric vibration mode. The dominant coordinate of that mode,

Abstract: An expression is derived for the probability of crack growth in a material with penny cracks of random size and orientation. It is assumed that crack growth occurs when the maximum local Mode I stress intensity factor,