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    Papers in alphabetical order of Author's last name:

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• Effect of Layup on the Behavior of Composite Structures
  Serge Abrate, Southern Illinois University, USA



• Pure Shear Modes of Free Vibration of Rectangular Parallelepipeds
  Charles W. Bert, The University of Oklahoma, USA



• Vibration Behaviors of Defective Systems
  Su Huan Chen, Jilin University of Technology, CHINA



• Free Vibrational Analysis using the Ritz Method with "Artificial" Springs
  S. M. Dickinson, The University ofWestern Ontario, CANADA
  
  
• Dynamic Stiffness Vibration Analysis of Non-Uniform Members
  Moshe Eisenberger, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, ISRAEL



• Free Vibration of Flexible Members
  Demeter G. Fertis, University of Akron, USA



• Free Vibration Analysis of Rectangular Plates with Arbitrarily Distributed Non-Uniform Classical Edge Supports
  D.J. Gorman, University of Ottawa, CANADA



• Vibrating Beams Contacting Through a Visco-Elastic Layer: A Mechanical Model for Ultrasonic Motors
  Peter Hagedorn, Darmstadt University of Technology, GERMANY



• In-Plane Vibrations of Arches With Varying Curvature and Cross-Section
  C.S. Huang, National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering, TAIWAN



• Vibrations of Thick Free Circular Plates Revisited
  James R. Hutchinson, University of California, Davis, USA



• On the Application of Rayleigh's Principle and the Ritz Method - Some Points to Ponder
  S. Ilanko, University of Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND



• Free Vibration of Skew Laminated Plates
  Rakesh Kapania, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA



• Large Amplitude Free Vibration of Composite Laminated Shallow Shells
  Yukinori Kobayashi, Hokkaido University, JAPAN



• Validity of the Multiple - Scale Solution for a Subharmonic Resonance Response of a Bar with a Nonlinear Boundary Condition
  W.K. Lee, Yeungnam University, KOREA



• Some Misconceptions in Membrane, Plate and Shell Vibration Analysis
  A. W. Leissa, Ohio State University, USA



• Vibration of Deep Cylindrical Shells: A Three-Dimensional Elasticity Approach
  C. W. Lim, The University of Queensland, AUSTRALIA



• Axisymmetric Vibration of Circular Plates Axisymmetric Finite Element--A 3-D Approach
  Chorng-Fuh Liu, National Sun Yat-Sen University, TAIWAN



• Modeling Unsteady Aeroelastic Behavior of Wings
  D. T. Mook, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA



• Experiments on Chaotic Vibration of a Shallow Cylindrical Shell-Panel with an In-Plane Elastic-Support at Boundary
  Ken-ichi Nagai, Gunma University, JAPAN



• Analysis and Optimal Design of Column Using Earthquake Force for Controlling Vibrations
  Kosuke Nagaya, Gunma University, JAPAN



• Analytical Solution to the Mode Shape Differential Equation of Some Non-Uniform Euler-Bernoulli Beams
  S. Naguleswaran, University of Canterbury, NEW ZEALAND



• Vibration Analysis of Three Dimensional Composites in Cylindrical Coordinates Considering Arbitrary Boundary Conditions
  Yoshihiro Narita, Hokkaido Institute of Technology, JAPAN



• On the Discretization of Weakly Nonlinear Continuous Systems
  Ali H. Nayfeh, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA



• Damping Properties of Two-Layer Curved Structures with an Unconstrained Viscoelastic Layer
  A. Okazaki, Chubu University, JAPAN



• Coherent Scattering Effects in Irregular Structures
  Douglas Photiadis, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington DC, USA



• Theory and Vibration of Laminated Barrel Shells
  Mohamad S. Qatu, Lake Superior State University, USA



• Dynamic Behaviour of Pretwisted Composite Plates-A Finite Element Analysis
  P.K Sinha, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, INDIA



• Inconsistencies Between the Vectorial and the Variational Formulation of Classical and Higher-Order Shell Theories
  Kostas P. Soldatos, University of Nottingham, UK



• Exact Solutions for Vibrations of a Combined System Consisting of Multiple Curved and Straight Bars
  K Suzuki, Yamagata University, JAPAN



• Nonlinear Normal Modes in Vibration Theory?
  Alexander Vakakis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA



• Spatially Modulated Vibration Modes in Rotationally Periodic Continuous Systems
  J.A. Wickert, Carnegie Mellon University, USA



• Applications of an Efficient Free Vibration Root Counting Algorithm For Dynamic Stiffness Matrix Methods
  F. W; Williams, University of Wales, UK



• Free Vibration of Spinning Angle-Ply Laminated Circular Cylindrical Shells
  Gen Yamada, Hokkaido University, JAPAN



• Stability of Fluttered Beams Subjected to Circulatory Random Forces
  T.H. Young, National Taiwan Institute of Technology, TAIWAN



• Transition Point Solutions for Thin Shell Vibration and a Homogenization Model of Beam Bundle in Fluid
  R.J. Zhang, Tongji University, Shanghai, CHINA