Engineering Transactions, 45, 1, pp. 133–152, 1997
10.24423/engtrans.686.1997

Nonlinear Discrete-Continuous Models in Dynamic Investigations of Plane Truss Members

A. Pielorz
Polish Academy of Sciences
Poland

The paper presents dynamic investigations of plane trusses subject to longitudinal deformations, using nonlinear discrete-continuous models. An external excitation is applied to a rigid body located in a truss joint. In this joint, a discrete element with a spring having a nonlinear stiffness is also located. In the considerations the wave method is applied which enables to determine displacements, strains and velocities in arbitrary cross-sections of the truss members at an arbitrary time instant. Numerical calculations are performed for two nonlinear models of the plane truss in steady as well as in transient states.
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DOI: 10.24423/engtrans.686.1997