Approximate analytical solutions to a conservative oscillator using global residue harmonic balance method

In the current research paper, a conservative system comprising of a mass grounded by linear and nonlinear springs in series connection is studied. The equation of motion for the aforementioned system has been derived as a nonlinear ordinary differential equation with inertia and static–type cubic nonlinearities. The global residue harmonic balance method is applied to obtain an approximate analytical frequency and periodic solution of the problem. Using the obtained analytical expressions, the influences of the hardening and softening nonlinear spring on the non–dimensional frequency are investigated. The results show that developing the system nonlinearity leads the displacement of the mass and the deflection of linear spring to approach each other. Moreover, comparison of the results obtained using the proposed procedure with those achieved by other methods such as numerical method, variational iteration method and harmonic balance approach demonstrates the accuracy and advantages of the current approach.