If the stiffness of an elastic system changes with time, a conventional Newtonian statement of the equations of motion will generally lead to solutions that violate the fundamental mechanics principle that the work done by the external forces be equal to the increase in total energy of the system. Timoshenko’s discussion of the problem of a vehicle driven across an elastic bridge is generalized to show that energy conservation can be restored only if the local deformation of the components is taken into account in determining the direction of the contact force. This result has important consequences for the interaction of elastic systems in general, including, for example, the dynamic behavior of meshing gears.
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