In this paper we study the limit cycles bifurcating from a nonisolated zero-Hopf equilibrium of a differential system in R3. The unfolding of the vector fields with a non-isolated zero-Hopf equilibrium is a family with at least three parameters. By using the averaging theory of the second order, explicit conditions are given for the existence of one or two limit cycles bifurcating from such a z...

This paper introduces a methodology for soil slope stability analysis based on optimization, limit equilibrium principles and method of slices. In this study, the slope stability analysis problem is transformed into a constrained nonlinear optimization problem. To solve that, a Self-Adaptive Genetic Algorithm (GA) is utilized. In this study, the slope stability safety factors are the objective ...

In this study, a limit equilibrium method has been developed that satisfies all conditions of equilibrium and assumes circular slip surfaces. All force and moment equilibrium equations are employed without using simplification assumptions. A non-linear optimization technique is used to solve the system of equations with the corresponding constraints. The proposed method is capable to determine ...