Research Article

Nonlinear Vibrations of 3D Laminated Composite Beams

Figure 5

Shapes of vibration of (a) transverse displacement and (b) torsion , for frequency of vibration , from bifurcation diagram shown on Figure 4(b). Black: Case  2 and blue: Case  3 (torsion exists only for Case  3). : shape of first harmonic function of , : shape of third harmonic of , : shape of first harmonic of , and : shape of third harmonic of .
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