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31 December 2010

Nonlinear Vibration Analysis of a Rigid Rod on a Circular Surface via Hamiltonian Approach

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Department of Mathematics, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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School of Railway Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
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Center of Excellence in Experimental Solid Mechanics and Dynamics, School of Mechanical Engineering, Iran University of Science and Technology, Narmak, Tehran, 16846, Iran
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Abstract

This paper applies the Hamiltonian approach a nonlinear oscillator of a rigid rod on a circular surface without slipping, and its natural frequency is obtained. Comparison of the obtained result with the exact one shows good agreement even for large amplitudes and strong nonlinearities.

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