Global bifurcations and chaos in nonlinear mechanical systems

The local and global bifurcation behavior of various structural and mechanical systems have been examined in detail. The analysis is divided into three main parts. In the first part, global bifurcation analysis is performed for externally excited nonlinear systems with initial imperfections and a semisimple linear operator. Explicit restrictions are obtained on parameters where such systems can exhibit chaotic dynamics. The results are demonstrated on a shallow arch system, which is subjected to a spatio-temporal loading, under various resonance conditions.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Aerospace Engineering

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Malhotra, Naresh K.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Namachchivaya, N. Sri

• Engineering, Aerospace
• Engineering, Civil
• Engineering, Mechanical

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1995 Malhotra, Naresh K.

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9624424
(UMI)AAI9624424

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/19492