Abstract
We modify the extensible rod theory due to Coleman et al. [1] to include thermal expansion effects. We study the bifurcations of the resulting equilibrium equations under both traction and displacement boundary conditions and find both sub- and supercritical pitchfork bifurcations.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 233-243 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Mathematical and Computer Modelling |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 16 Aug 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Bifurcation
- Equilibria
- Nonlinear
- Rods
- Thermoelasticity