Stability of anisotropic, naturally straight, helical elastic thin rods

DOI10.1177%2F1081286516657856zbMath1395.74037MaRDI QIDQ5374445

Shih-Tsai Feng, Kai Hu, Yi-Chien Cheng

Publication date: 14 September 2018

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

zbMATH Keywords

stabilityelasticityRiemannian geometryanisotropic rodshelical shape

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Rods (beams, columns, shafts, arches, rings, etc.) (74K10) Anisotropy in solid mechanics (74E10) Bifurcation and buckling (74G60)

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