
where A and B are arbitrary constants and
z =
[S(A
0
) + A
0
S′(A
0
)] ±
[S(A
0
) + A
0
S′(A
0
)]
2
− 4A
0
¯p
and ¯p = p/2κ.
For stability, the real parts of z must be negative; hence, the following criteria can
be established:
[S(A
0
) + A
0
S′(A
0
)] < 0, > 0, ensures stability
[S(A
0
) + A
0
S′(A
0
)] < 0, < 0, ensures instability
[S(A
0
) + A
0
S′(A
0
)] > 0, 0, ensures instability
[S(A
0
) + A
0
S′(A
0
)] = 0, > 0, ensures stability
These criteria can be interpreted in terms of response curves by reference to Fig.
4.14. For systems of this type, [S(A
0
) + A
0
S′(A
0
)] < 0; when d¯p/dA
0
> 0, ¯p increases
as A
0
also increases. This does not hold for the middle branch of the response
curves, thus confirming the earlier results.
SYSTEMS OF MORE THAN A SINGLE
DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM
Interest in systems of more than one degree-of-freedom arises from the problem of
the dynamic vibration absorber. The earliest studies of nonlinear two degree-of-
freedom systems were those of vibration absorbers having nonlinear elements.
The analysis of multiple degree-of-freedom systems can be carried out by various
of the methods described earlier in this chapter and are generally completely analo-
gous to those given here for the single degree-of-freedom system, with analogous
results.
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d¯p
dA
0
d¯p
dA
0
d¯p
dA
0
d¯p
dA
0
d¯p
dA
0
1
2A
0
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