International Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation

Vol. 1, No. 3, 2000

CONTENTS

Technical Papers

New Insights in Boundary-only and Domain-type RBF Methods

W.Chen, M. Tanaka ..........145

The Influence of a Nonzero Angle of Attack and Gust Loads on the Nonlinear Response of a Typical Airfoil Section with a Control Surface Freeplay

D.B. Kholodar, E.H. Dowell .........153

Theoretical and Computer Modeling of Nonlinear Deformed Piezoelectric Powders

Jeremiah J. Rushechitsky ........167

Modeling of Nonlinear Oil-Film Force Acting on a Journal with Unsteady Motion and Nonlinear Instability Analysis under the Model

W. Zhang, X. Xu ..............179

Two-to-One Internal Resonance in Serpentine Belt Drive Systems

Jean W. Zu, L. Zhang ...........187

The Stability of Compressible Swirling Flow

N. Xia ............199

A Nonlinear Theory for Traveling and Spinning, Sagged, Elastic Cables

Albert C. J. Luo ...........207

Nonlinear Analysis of Unsymmetrically Laminated Moderately Thick

Axisymmetric Structures

K. Sandeep, Y. Nath ...........215

Nonlinear Dynamic Response of Axisymmetric Thick Laminated Shallow Spherical Shells

K. Sandeep, Y. Nath ..........225

Letters

Fractal Diffusion in a Chemical Space

Y. Fang, H. Li, N. Ai, W. Luo .........235

Improvement of Newton Iteration Method

J.-H. He .........239

Book Reviews ..........241