Journal
APPLIED MATHEMATICAL MODELLING
Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 852-866Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.apm.2007.12.012
Keywords
Newton's method; Harmonic Balance method; Duffing equation
Funding
- Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region [9041145]
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This paper presents a new approach for solving accurate approximate analytical higher-order solutions for strong nonlinear Duffing oscillators with cubic-quintic nonlinear restoring force. The system is conservative and with odd nonlinearity. The new approach couples Newton's method with harmonic balancing. Unlike the classical harmonic balance method, accurate analytical approximate solutions are possible because linearization of the governing differential equation by Newton's method is conducted prior to harmonic balancing. The approach yields simple linear algebraic equations instead of nonlinear algebraic equations without analytical solution. Using the approach, accurate higher-order approximate analytical expressions for period and periodic solution are established. These approximate solutions are valid for small as well as large amplitudes of oscillation. In addition, it is not restricted to the presence of a small parameter such as in the classical perturbation method. Illustrative examples are presented to verify accuracy and explicitness of the approximate solutions. The effect of strong quintic nonlinearity on accuracy as compared to cubic nonlinearity is also discussed. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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