Writhing instabilities of twisted rods: From infinite to finite length

DOI10.1016/S0022-5096(01)00130-2zbMath1027.74026MaRDI QIDQ1612657

J. M. T. Thompson, Sébastien Neukirch, G. H. M. Van Der Heijden

Publication date: 25 August 2002

Published in: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5096(01)00130-2

zbMATH Keywords

hysteresis; bifurcation; buckling; finite deformation; infinite rod; semi-infinite rod; Bernoulli-Euler rod; elastic rod stability; finite rod; twisting couples

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

74K10: Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.)

74G60: Bifurcation and buckling

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