Flexible joints in structural and multibody dynamics

Flexible joints, sometimes called bushing elements or force elements, are found in all structural and multibody dynamics codes. In their simplest form, flexible joints simply consist of sets of three linear and three torsional springs placed between two nodes of the model. For infinitesimal deformat...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: O. A. Bauchau, S. Han
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-02-01
Series:Mechanical Sciences
Online Access:http://www.mech-sci.net/4/65/2013/ms-4-65-2013.pdf