Abstract: We consider the buckling of an ensemble of infinitely long columns, with initial deflections, resting on nonlinear elastic foundations. The initial deflections are assumed to be Gaussian stationary ...

Abstract: In the textile yarn manufacturing process of ring spinning, a loop of yarn rotates rapidly about a fixed axis. The surface generated by the rotating yarn loop is called a balloon . The ...

Abstract: Whirling rods in a constrained environment are encountered in a variety of industrial applications, e.g., rotating drill strings confined to narrow boreholes in oilwell drilling (see, e.g., 12 ...