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I will present a new set of geometrically-exact equilibrium equations for the deformation of thin inextensible strips of finite width.

Impacts in mechanical systems are ubiquitous.

The dynamics of the tossed coin can be described by deterministic equations of motion, but on the other hand it is commonly taken for granted that the toss of a coin is random.

This talk will outline some of my recent research into techniques for factorizing polynomial matrices.

The main aim of this work is to investigate different planar base excitation schemes, with respect to energy extraction from a mechanical pendulum. Focus is placed on how each forcing configuration affects the stable rotational motion or stability boundaries associated with stable rotations.

Impacts in mechanical systems are ubiquitous. These can be intrinsic; such as suspension cables in bridges acting as one-sided springs, unintentional; such as lateral 'Hunting' motions of trains causing loss of contact with the track, a result of wear or manufacturing errors; such as dead zones or gear rattles or...

Vibrations of an autoparametric system, composed of nonlinear mechanical oscillator with an attached damped pendulum, around 1:2 resonance region, are investigated in this work.