Asymptotic analysis on nonlinear vibration of axially accelerating viscoelastic strings with the standard linear solid model

Nonlinear parametric vibration of axially accelerating viscoelastic strings is investigated via an approximate analytical approach. The standard linear solid model using the material time derivative is employed to describe the string viscoelastic behaviors. A coordinate transformation is introduced to derive Mote’s model of transverse motion from the governing equation of the stationary string. Mote’s model leads to Kirchhoff’s model by replacing the tension with the averaged tension over the string. An asymptotic perturbation approach is proposed to study principal parametric resonance based on the two models. The amplitude and the existence conditions of the steady-state responses are determined by locating the nonzero fixed points in the modulation equations resulting from the solvability condition. Numerical results are presented to highlight the effects of the material parameters, the axial-speed fluctuation amplitude, and the initial stress on steady-state responses.