Buckling Models for Higher Catastrophes∗
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Structural Mechanics
- Vol. 5 (4) , 357-368
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03601217708907321
Abstract
An illustrative study of higher order catastrophes (elliptic umbilic and two kinds of double cusp) is presented on a simple elastic structure using polar co-ordinates. The bifurcation paths are analyzed for both perfect and imperfect structures.Keywords
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