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3.2.5. The [theta] Wilson method3.2.6. Modal analysis of the sandwich beam; 4. Introduction to Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis; 4.1. Introduction; 4.2. Linear systems; 4.2.1. Generalities; 4.2.2. Simple examples of large displacements; 4.2.3. Simple example of a variable; 4.2.4. Simple example of dry friction; 4.2.5. Material nonlinearties; 4.3. The nonlinear 1 DOF system; 4.3.1. Generalities; 4.3.2. Movement without non-dampened excitation; 4.3.3. Case of a stiffness in the form [kappa] (1 + [mu]x2); 4.3.4. Movement with non-dampened excitation; 4.3.5. Movement with dampened excitation

Cover; Half-Title Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction to Inverse Methods; 1.1. Introduction; 1.2. Identification methods; 1.3. Identification of the strain hardening law; 1.3.1. Example of an application; 1.3.2. Validation test; 1.3.3. Hydroforming a welded tube; 2. Linear Differential Equation Systems of the First Order with Constant Coefficients: Application in Mechanical Engineering; 2.1. Introduction; 2.2. Modeling dissipative systems; 2.2.1. Intrinsic solutions of autonomous systems; 2.2.2. Intrinsic solutions

2.2.3. Intrinsic solutions of the adjoining system2.2.4. Relation between the intrinsic solutions of s and s*; 2.2.5. Relation between modal matrices X and X*; 2.3. Autonomous system general solution; 2.3.1. Direct solution by using the exponential matrix; 2.3.2. Indirect solution by modal transformation; 2.4. General solution of the complete equation; 2.4.1. Direct solution by the exponential matrix; 2.4.2. Indirect solution by modal transformation; 2.4.3. General solution in the particular case of harmonic excitation; 2.5. Applications to mechanical structures

2.5.1. Discrete mechanical structure at n degrees of freedom, linear, regular and non-dissipative2.5.2. Discrete mechanical structure at n DOF, linear, regular and dissipative; 2.5.3. Intrinsic vector norm; 2.5.4. Particular solution of the system with a harmonic force; 2.6. Inverse problems: expressions of the M, B, K matrices according to the intrinsic solutions; 3. Introduction to Linear Structure Dynamics; 3.1. Introduction; 3.2. Problems in structure dynamics; 3.2.1. Finite elements method; 3.2.2. Modal superposition method; 3.2.3. Direct integration; 3.2.4. Newmark method

4.4. Nonlinear N DOF systems4.4.1. Generalities; 4.4.2. Nonlinear connection with periodic movement; 4.4.3. Direct integration of the equations; 5. Condensation Methods Applied to Eigen Value Problems; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Mathematical generality: matrix transformation; 5.3. Dynamic condensation methods; 5.4. Guyan condensation; 5.5. Rayleigh-Ritz method; 5.6. Case of a temporary problem; 5.6.1. Simplification with a full modal basis; 6. Linear Substructure Approach for Dynamic Analysis; 6.1. Generalities; 6.2. Different types of Ritz vectors

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