Use of continuum approximation to derive a non-linear Schrodinger equation for the evolution of travelling waves.
Analytic expression for envelope soliton in a cyclic structure as a particular solution of the NLSE.
Numerical application on a simple non-linear cyclic system which can be seen as a simple approximation of a bladed disk.
Both travelling and standing soliton patterns arise which have the property that the higher the amplitude is, the more localised the solution gets.
Use of continuation techniques to show that standing solitons are linked to (standing) non-linear normal modes through bifurcation.
Contribution to the field of solitons in the context of structural mechanics.