Modal Decoupling Using the Method of Weighted Residuals for the Nonlinear Elastic Dynamics of a Clamped Laminated Composite

We develop an approach to reduce the governing equation of motion for the nonlinear vibration of a clamped laminated composite to the Duffing equation in a decoupled modal form. The method of weighted residuals enables such a reduction for laminates with clamped boundary conditions. Both rigidly cla...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Xiaoling He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/972930