STABILITY AND POSTBUCKLING OF A PLATFORM WITH FLEXIBLE LEGS RESTING ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE

Authors
THACKER WI WANG CY WATSON LT
Citation
Wi. Thacker et al., STABILITY AND POSTBUCKLING OF A PLATFORM WITH FLEXIBLE LEGS RESTING ON A SLIPPERY SURFACE, Mechanics of structures and machines, 26(3), 1998, pp. 277-286
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanics
Journal title
Mechanics of structures and machines → ACNP
ISSN journal
08905452
Volume
26
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
277 - 286
Database
ISI
SICI code
0890-5452(1998)26:3<277:SAPOAP>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A rigid platform is supported by thin elastic legs. The legs are able to slide on the ground as they deform. The governing equations for lar ge deformations are formulated and solved numerically by homotopy and quasi-Newton methods. Nonlinear phenomena such as nonuniqueness are fo und. A global critical load for nonlinear stability is presented.