The status and some recent developments in computational modeling of flexible multibody
systems are summarized. Discussion focuses on a number of aspects of flexible multibody …

Cardiac diseases are recognized as the leading cause of mortality, hospitalization, and
medical prescription globally. The gold standard for the treatment of coronary artery stenosis …

Compliant mechanisms exploit bending of flexible members to achieve their motion.
Advantages of compliant mechanisms include high precision motion, low weight, low friction …

Contact mechanics has its application in many engineering problems. No one can walk
without frictional contact, and no car would move for the same reason. Hence contact …

Built upon the two original books by Mike Crisfield and their own lecture notes, renowned
scientist René de Borst and his team offer a thoroughly updated yet condensed edition that …

The variational formulation and computational aspects of a three-dimensional finite-strain
rod model, considered in Part I, are presented. A particular parametrization is employed that …

This paper describes a co-rotational formulation for three-dimensional beams in which both
the internal force vector and tangent stiffness matrix are consistently derived from the …

Compliant or flexible-link mechanisms gain some or all of their motion from the relative
flexibility of their joints rather than from rigid-body joints only. Unlike rigid-body mechanisms …

The present work focuses on geometrically exact finite elements for highly slender beams. It
aims at the proposal of novel formulations of Kirchhoff–Love type, a detailed review of …

ABSTRACT By using the Carrera Unified Formulation (CUF) and a total Lagrangian
approach, the unified theory of beams including geometrical nonlinearities is introduced in …