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Stability of a heavy rotating rod with a variable cross section is studied by energy method. Bifurcation points for the system of equilibrium equations are analyzed. It is shown that for the case when the rotation speed exceeds the critical one, the trivial solution ceases to be the minimizer of the potential energy, so that rod loses stability, according to the energy criteria. Also, a new estimate of the maximal rod deflection in the post-critical state is obtained.
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Accepted for publication 11 November 1996
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Atanackovic, T. On the rotating rod with variable cross section. Archive of Applied Mechanics 67, 447–456 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004190050130
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s004190050130