Abstract: As shown three decades ago, in situations where the initial stresses before buckling are not negligible compared to the elastic moduli, the geometrical dependence of the tangential moduli on ...

Abstract: In this paper we obtain the explicit equations of motion for mechanical systems under nonideal constraints without the use of generalized inverses. The new set of equations is shown to be ...

Abstract: Since its inception about 200 years ago, Lagrangian mechanics has been based upon the Principle of D’Alembert. There are, however, many physical situations where this confining principle is not ...

Abstract: As a step towards developing a finite element model of the knee that can be used to study how the variables associated with a meniscal replacement affect tibio-femoral contact, the goals of ...