Cantero, DanielDanielCanteroO'Brien, Eugene J.Eugene J.O'BrienGonzález, ArturoArturoGonzález2010-11-152010-11-15The Author2010Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K, Journal of Multi-body Dynamics1464-4193 (Print)2041-3068 (Online)http://hdl.handle.net/10197/2551This paper presents the equations of motion for a general articulated road vehicle, with variable numbers of wheels for the tractor and trailer. The equations are applicable to vehicle-bridge dynamic interaction problems for two and three dimensional systems.143599 bytesapplication/pdfenAll rights reservedVehicle forcesEquations of motionDynamicsArticulated truckBridgePavementEquations of motionAutomobiles--Dynamics--Mathematical modelsTrucks--Dynamics--Mathematical modelsBridges--Live loadsJournal Article224K224324810.1243/14644193JMBD228https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/