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From the Contents: Introduction -- Purpose of applied dynamics -- Contribution of analytical mechanics -- Basics of kinematics -- Free systems -- Basics of dynamics -- Dynamics of a point -- Principles of mechanics -- Principle of virtual work -- Multibody systems -- Local equations of motion -- Finite-Elemente systems -- Local equations of motion -- Continuous systems -- Local equations of motion -- State equations of mechanical systems -- Nonlinear state equations -- Numerical equations -- Integration of nonlinear differential equations.

Applied Dynamics is an important branch of engineering mechanics widely applied to mechanical and automotive engineering, aerospace and biomechanics as well as control engineering and mechatronics. The computational methods presented are based on common fundamentals. For this purpose analytical mechanics turns out to be very useful where D’Alembert’s principle in the Lagrangian formulation proves to be most efficient. The method of multibody systems, finite element systems and continuous systems are treated consistently. Thus, students get a much better understanding of dynamical phenomena, and engineers in design and development departments using computer codes may check the results more easily by choosing models of different complexity for vibration and stress analysis.