Abstract: Two related problems are investigated in order to study via a simple example the influence of gyroscopic forces on nonlinear harmonic oscillations of rotationally symmetric shell structures. ...

Abstract: Nonlinear free vibration of a thin, elastic, circular ring is analyzed using an asymptotic technique and results are compared with previous solutions obtained through the Galerkin method.

Abstract: Numerical integration of the equations for the evolution of amplitudes of a harmonically forced simply supported elastic beam indicates that for certain values of the frequencies of excitation ...

Abstract: Postbuckling behavior of clamped circular cylindrical shells of finite length under uniform axial compression is analyzed using a potential-energy-based, displacement finite-element method. Contour ...

Abstract: The phenomenon of delamination buckling and growth in a compressively loaded, two-layer circular plate is analyzed. Geometrical nonlinearity is included in the model in order to determine the ...