IUTAM Symposium on Recent Developments in Non-linear Oscillations of Mechanical Systems: Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held in Hanoi, Vietnam, March 2–5, 1999

Front Matter....Pages i-x
Stability Improvement of the Impact Dynamical Systems — Analytical and Numerical Methods....Pages 1-10
Theoretical and Experimental Evidence of Symmetric Response Instability in the Finite, Planar Dynamics of a Circular Arch....Pages 11-22
Dynamical Analysis of an Offshore Platform with Vibration Absorbers....Pages 23-34
Complex Dynamics of a ‘Simple’ Mechanical System: The Parametrically Excited Pendulum....Pages 35-43
Control of Oscillations in Systems with Many Degrees of Freedom....Pages 45-54
Elimination of Instabilities in Rotors Supported in Gas Bearings....Pages 55-64
Integrated Electromechanical Multi-Coordinate Drive with an Elastic Deformable Slide....Pages 65-73
Control of Shipboard Cranes....Pages 75-84
A Consistent and Effective Method for Nonlinear Random Oscillations of MDOF Systems....Pages 85-94
Stability and Hopf Bifurcation of a Four-Wheel-Steering Vehicle Involving Driver’s Delay....Pages 95-104
Moored Crane Vessels in Regular Waves....Pages 105-113
On the stability of systems Of differential equations unsolved for derivatives....Pages 115-119
Stability of Controlled Motion of a Gymnast in High-Speed Mid Air Maneuvers....Pages 121-129
Asymptotic Methods for Investigating Nonlinear Wave Processes....Pages 131-140
Some Problems on Nonlinear Oscillations....Pages 141-151
Stationary and Transient Processes in Oscillating Systems with Two Degrees of Freedom Subjected to Parametric and Forced Excitations....Pages 153-163
On the Application of Two Perturbation Methods to Nonlinear Systems....Pages 165-174
New Method Calculating the Vibration of Offshore Structure Subjected to Wave Action....Pages 175-185
On the Transverse Vibrations of Beam-Bridges under the Action of Some Moving Bodies....Pages 187-195
Pile Soil System Identification by a Modal Testing Approach....Pages 197-206
On Numerical Methods for Constrained Mechanical Systems....Pages 207-216
A Technique for Solving Non-Linear Systems Subject to Random Excitation....Pages 217-226
On the Identification of Nonlinear Systems....Pages 227-234
Reduction Methods for Nonlinear Vibrations of Spatially Continuous Systems with Initial Curvature....Pages 235-246
Asymptotic Method for Investigation of m — Frequency Oscillation Systems....Pages 247-256
Nonlinear Oscillations of Vehicles in Convoy....Pages 257-268
Instability Phenomena of Foldable Structures with Unilateral Contact....Pages 269-277
Similarities in the Yaw and Roll Dynamics of Ships in Extreme Astern Seas....Pages 279-290
Nonlinear Three-Dimensional Oscillations of Fluid Conveying Viscoelastic Tubes with an Additional Mass....Pages 291-300
Nonlinear Dynamics of a Rigid Rotor on Compliant Journal Bearings....Pages 301-309
Nonlinear Dynamic Behavior of Shape Memory Alloy Oscillators....Pages 311-320
Nonlinear Waves in a Fluid-Filled Planar Duct with a Flexible Wall....Pages 321-332
Back Matter....Pages 333-341