A partial differential equation to model the Tacoma Narrows Bridge failure

Description

The purpose of this thesis was to examine a partial differential equation to model the Tacoma Narrows bridge failure. This thesis will examine the equation developed by Lazer and McKenna to model a suspension bridge in no wind.

Links & Downloads

1. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2631
2. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3648&context=etd-project

Tags

A.C. Lazer

P.J. McKenna

Systems engineering

Nonlinear Differential equations

Bridge failures

Bifurcation theory

Tacoma Narrows Bridge

Applied Mathematics

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:csusb.edu/oai:scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu:etd-project-3648
Date	01 January 2004
Creators	Swatzel, James Paul
Publisher	CSUSB ScholarWorks
Source Sets	California State University San Bernardino
Detected Language	English
Type	text
Format	application/pdf
Source	Theses Digitization Project