10 Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Nonlinear Bending-Torsion Coupling of a Clamped-Clamped Beam with CentreMasses

Nonlinear Dynamics, Volume 1. Proceedings of the 34th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Dynamics of Multiphysical Systems: From Active Materials to Vibroacoustics, 2016, the fi rst volume of ten from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. Th e collection presents early fi ndings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of Structural Dynamics, including papers on: • Nonlinear Oscillations • Nonlinear Modal Analysis • Nonlinear System Identifi cation • Nonlinear Modeling & Simulation • Nonlinearity in Practice • Nonlinearity in Multi-Physics Systems • Nonlinear Modes and Modal Interactions