Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 1

Measurements of Interfacial Contact Pressure During Impact Hammer Test.- Chap 25. An Improved Shape Reconstruction Methodology for Long rod like Structures using Cosserat Kinematics- Including the Poisson's Effect.- Chap 26. Computing Nonlinear Normal Modes of Aerospace Structures using the Multi-Harmonic Balance Method.- Chap 27. Nonlinear Identification of an Aero-Engine Component Using Polynomial Nonlinear State Space Model.- Chap 28. Curved Structures that can Elastically Snap-through.- Chap 29. Experimental Analysis of Non-linear Damping Performance in Composites Materials Thanks to Local Transduction-dissipation Phenomenon.- Chap 30. Subspace-based Identification of a Distributed Nonlinearity in Time and Frequency Domains.- Chap 31. Reduced Order Modelling for Non-Linear Rotating Systems in ALE Formulation with Contact.- Chap 32. Damage Precursor Indicator for Aluminum 7075-T6 Based on Nonlinear Dynamics.- Chap 33. Application of Control-based Continuation to a Nonlinear System with Harmonically Coupled Modes.- Chap 34. Numerically Assessing the Relative Significance of Nonlinear Normal Modes to Forced Responses.- Chap 35. Direct Frequency Domain Identification of time Varying Systems.- Chap 36. Reduced-order Modelling for Investigating Nonlinear FEM Systems.- Chap 37. Nonlinear Forced Response of a Composite fan Blade Actuated by Piezoelectric Patches: Simulation and Testing.- Chap 38. Locating Nonlinearity in Mechanical Systems - A Dynamic Network Perspective.- Chap 39. Tracing a Prescribed Force-displacement Curve using Topology Optimization.- Chap 40. Model Updating of a Wing-Engine Structure with Nonlinear Connections.- Chap 41. Modal Analysis of Axially Deforming Rods with Isolated Lap Joints.- Chap 42. Identification of Nonlinear Viscoelastic Parameters Based on an Enhanced Oberst Beam Method.- Chap 43. A General Framework for Time Domain Finite Element Analysis of Viscoelastically Damped Structures.- Chap 44. Nonlinear Structural, Inertial and Damping Effectsin an Oscillating Cantilever Beam.- Chap 45. Reduced Order Modeling of Structures with Preloaded Bolted Joints by the use of Trial Vector Derivatives.- Chap 45. Towards the Development of a Model for Nonlinear Elements in Machine Tools.- Chap 46. Nonlinear Characterization of a Machine Tool Energy Absorber.- Chap 47. Tutorial: Bolted Joints and Tribomechadynamics (60-min).