Constrained stability of conservative static equilibrium

Modelling of static structural stability problems is considered. Focus is set on problems where passive physical constraints affect the response to applied forces, and where more than one free parameter describes the setting. The existence of vibration frequencies at equilibrium states is investigated, as an indication of stability. The relevant Jacobian matrix is developed, with an emphasis on the necessity to formulate the constraint equations from an energy form in a conservative problem. The corresponding mass matrix is introduced, with zero mass contribution from constraint equations. Three different forms of the relevant Jacobians are considered, and alternative methods for the eigenvalue extraction given. Stability is discussed in a context of generalized equilibrium problems, where auxiliary parameters and equations can be included in a continuation setting. Examples show the formulation, implementation and interpretation of stability.

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