Introduction to Experimental Nonlinear Dynamics : A Case Study in Mechanical Vibration (Hardcover)

Preface; 1. Brief introductory remarks; 2. Background: linear behavior; 3. Some useful concepts; 4. The paradigm; 5. Mathematical description; 6. The experimental model; 7. Free oscillations; 8. Forced response: periodic; 9. Forced response: non-periodic; 10. Escape from a potential energy well; 11. A hardening spring oscillator; 12. The effect of a stiffness discontinuity; 13. Two-frequency excitation; 14. Global issues; Appendix A. A nonlinear electric circuit; Appendix B. A continuous system; References.