Integration methods in dynamic analysis

"Series title: Springerbriefs in applied sciences and technology, ISSN 2191-530X"

This chapter describes the main integration algorithms utilized in the resolution of the dynamics equations of motion. Particular emphasis is paid to the Euler method, Runge-Kutta approach and Adams predictor-corrector method that allows for the use of variable time steps during the integration process. The material presented here, relative to numerical integration of ordinary differential equations, follows that of any undergraduate text on numerical analysis.