THE rigid-body motions proposed by Born 1 and Herglotz 2 have, in general, only three degrees of freedom, so that the world line of one point determines the complete motion. My purpose here is to ...

This class covers the foundations of rigid multi-body mechanics. Topics include geometry of rigid bodies, rotating bodies, Lagrangian mechanics and variational principles, conservation of energy and ...

Fluid–structure interaction (FSI) and immersed boundary methods (IBMs) form the cornerstone of modern computational techniques that couple fluid dynamics with elastic or rigid body mechanics. These ...

The aim of this module is to develop understanding of the fundamental concepts governing the dynamics of structures and machines for aerospace engineering. It covers two principal areas: structural ...