In this study, the nonlinear response of a simply supported metallic rectangular plate subject to transverse harmonic excitations is analyzed using the method of multiple scales. Stability of solutions, critical points, types of bifurcation in the presence of a one-to-one internal resonance, together with primary resonance, are determined. [S0021-8936(00)00603-6]

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