Nonlinear Vibrations And Applications

Host University

Virginia Tech

Semester

Spring 2024

Course Number

ME 6504

CRN

17753

Credits

3

Discipline

Mechanical Engineering

Instructor

Barry

Times and Days

10:10-11:00

M, W, F

Course Information

Stability, floquet theory, and bifurcation; phase-plane; asymptotic and perturbation methods; internal, primary, secondary, and parametric resonances; singular point, limit cycles, and chaos; cables and beams; piezoelectric and electromagnetic based nonlinear energy harvesting; nonlinear vibration absorbers and energy sink; friction-induced oscillations; wind-induced vibrations; microelectro mechanical systems (MEMS) sensors/actuators; and wave propagation, nonlinear metamaterials.