An investigation of the parametric excitation of an eccentrically tensioned bar

Results of an investigation of the parametric excitation of an eccentrically tensioned bar are presented. Two distinct types of resonant behavior are observed. For one, the excitation-response frequency ratio is one and, for the other, the ratio is two. In germs of oscillation amplitude and size of the region of parameter space in which resonance occurs, the latter response exhibits the greater potential for producing damage. The transition from small to large amplitude oscillations occurs abruptly and coincides with the occurrence of a snap-through behavior.