Random Dynamics of a Bar System

RandBar: Random Dynamics of a Bar System is a powerful Matlab tool designed to simulate the nonlinear stochastic dynamics of a bar structural system with attached discrete elements. The code is developed with an educational approach, making it user-friendly and intuitive.

Overview
Features
Usage
Documentation
Authors
Citing RandBar
License
Institutional Support
Funding

Overview

RandBar was developed to conduct stochastic simulations of a bar structural system with attached discrete elements. The results have been published in a peer-reviewed journal:

A. Cunha Jr, R. Sampaio, On the nonlinear stochastic dynamics of a continuous system with discrete attached elements, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 39, pp. 809-819, 2015. DOI

Features

Simulates nonlinear stochastic dynamics of bar systems
Intuitive Matlab implementation
Educationally styled code for easy understanding

Usage

To get started with RandBar, follow these steps:

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/americocunhajr/RandBar.git

Navigate to the code directory:
```
cd RandBar/RandBar-1.0
```
Execute:
```
main__randbar_fixed_mass_spring__MC
```

Documentation

The routines in RandBar are thoroughly commented to explain their functionality. Each routine includes a description of its purpose, as well as inputs and outputs.

Authors

Americo Cunha Jr
Rubens Sampaio

Citing RandBar

If you use RandBar in your research, please cite the following publication:

A. Cunha Jr, R. Sampaio, On the nonlinear stochastic dynamics of a continuous system with discrete attached elements, Applied Mathematical Modelling, v. 39, pp. 809-819, 2015 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2014.07.012

@article{CunhaJr2015p809,
author  = {A. {Cunha~Jr} and R. Sampaio},
title   = {On the nonlinear stochastic dynamics of a continuous system with discrete attached elements},
journal = {Applied Mathematical Modelling},
year    = {2015},
volume  = {39},
pages   = {809-819},
doi     = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apm.2014.07.012},
}

License

RandBar is released under the MIT license. See the LICENSE file for details. All new contributions must be made under the MIT license.

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