On a nonlinear nonlocal hyperbolic system modeling suspension bridges

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04/2015
Title:
On a nonlinear nonlocal hyperbolic system modeling suspension bridges
Date:
Monday 26th January 2015
Author(s):
Arioli, G.; Gazzola, F.
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Abstract:
We suggest a new model for the dynamics of a suspension bridge through a system of nonlinear nonlocal hyperbolic differential equations. The equations are of second and fourth order in space and describe the behavior of the main components of the bridge: the deck, the sustaining cables and the connecting hangers. We perform a careful energy balance and we derive the equations from a variational principle. We then prove existence and uniqueness for the resulting problem.
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