FREE BODY DIAGRAMS

Because there are such a large set of applications using dynamics, aeroelasticity and structural dynamics in aerospace engineering, the reader is encouraged to explore any paper that solves problems in any of these topics. In particular, articles such as

Prosser, D. and Smith, M. J., “Navier-Stokes-Based Dynamic Simulations of Sling Loads,” AIAA/AHS/ASME Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, Boston, MA, April, 2013

For aerospace applications, the suite of American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) journals and the Journal of the American Helicopter Society (JAHS) include a number of these papers.

There are a number of textbooks that discuss free body diagrams in much more detail. The textbooks An Introduction to Statics and An Introduction to Dynamics by McGill and King, Tichenor Publishing, Bloomington, IN are particularly recommended.