Abstract: Abstract. This relatively short paper deals with the analytical study of piecewise linear (PWL) oscillators subjected to Coulomb friction. Such PWL oscillators are effective reduced order models for cracked beam structures. ...

Abstract: We consider the piecewise linear (PWL) vibrations in a cracked Rayleigh beam. The change in local stiffness at the crack site due to a mode-1 crack is introduced through a PWL flexural spring such that the local stiffness ...

Abstract: We consider the piecewise linear (PWL) vibrations in a cracked Rayleigh beam. The change in local stiffness at the crack site due to a mode-1 crack is introduced through a PWL flexural spring such that the local stiffness ...

Abstract: Fatigue analysis of a simply supported composite plate with laminate configuration of [0n/90n]s under central patch impulse loading is presented using an analytical method. The method mainly consists of two steps, one, ...