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On the Dynamics of Elastic Strips.

Abstract:

The dynamics of elastic strips, i.e., long thin rods with noncircular cross section, is analyzed by studying the solutions of the appropriate Kirchhoff equations. First, it is shown that if a naturally straight strip is deformed into a helix, the only equilibrium helical configurations are those with no internal twist and whose principal bending direction is either along the normal or the binormal. Second, the linear stability of a straight twisted strip under tension is analyzed, showing the...

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10.1007/s003320010009

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Department:
Oxford, MPLS, Mathematical Inst
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Journal:
J. Nonlinear Science
Volume:
11
Issue:
1
Pages:
3-45
Publication date:
2001
DOI:
EISSN:
1432-1467
ISSN:
0938-8974
URN:
uuid:f100637a-9cf2-4427-a5b3-214fc2c124de
Source identifiers:
188949
Local pid:
pubs:188949
Language:
English
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