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Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 192 (2003) 975-1016. doi:10.1016/S0045-7825(02)00435-8Received by publisher: 2002-02-19Harvest Date: 2016-01-04 12:20:58DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7825(02)00435-8Page Range: 975-101

The numerical treatment of the methodology proposed in Part I of this paper is considered in detail. Unlike traditional approaches, a Galerkin spatial discretization of the equations of motion, now referred to the inertial frame, yields the standard form of nonlinear structural dynamics: Mq¨ + Dq˙ + P(q) = F, with M and D constant matrices. Numerical examples that involve finite vibrations coupled with large overall motions are presented. These simulations also demonstrate the capability of the present formulation in handling multibody dynamics.