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Nonlinear vibration localisation in a symmetric system of two coupled beams (2009.08759v1)
Published 18 Sep 2020 in nlin.PS
Abstract: We report nonlinear vibration localisation in a system of two symmetric weakly coupled nonlinear oscillators. A two degree-of-freedom model with piecewise linear stiffness shows bifurcations to localised solutions. An experimental investigation employing two weakly coupled beams touching against stoppers for large vibration amplitudes confirms the nonlinear localisation.