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Nonlinear Resonance Interaction between Conjugate Circumferential Flexural Modes in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Table 5

Nonlinear convergence analysis of the sum of the time histories of the two conjugate modes (1,2), (1,2,c). Nonlinear modal expansion (27)–(29). Modal initial conditions (36). 22 dof reference model. ERRORRMS% in the time domain for the 6 dof model, 8 dof model, 14 dof model, and 20 dof model. Free-free SWCNT of Table 1.

(j,n)(1,2)(1,2,c)(1,4)(1,4,c)(3,2)(3,2,c)(1,0)(3,0)ERRORRMS%

6 dof model12.8
8 dof model8.63
14 dof model4.54
20 dof model2.23
22 dof model