Dr. Angelo Luongo is Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics - Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Univ. of L’Aquila, Italy.Dr. Daniele Zulli is Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics - Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Univ. of L’Aquila, Italy.Dr. Manuel Ferretti is Associate Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics - Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Univ. of L’Aquila, Italy.Dr. Francesco D’Annibale is Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics - Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Univ. of L’Aquila, Italy.

• Introduction.- Conservative static systems.- Non-autonomous dynamical systems.- Autonomous nonconservative dynamical systems.- Nonlinear continuum models.- Perturbation methods for a continuum metamodel.- Solved Problems.- Summary.

Dr. Angelo Luongo is Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics - Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Univ. of L’Aquila, Italy.Dr. Daniele Zulli is Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics - Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Univ. of L’Aquila, Italy.Dr. Manuel Ferretti is Associate Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics - Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Univ. of L’Aquila, Italy.Dr. Francesco D’Annibale is Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics - Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Univ. of L’Aquila, Italy.

• Introduction.- Conservative static systems.- Non-autonomous dynamical systems.- Autonomous nonconservative dynamical systems.- Nonlinear continuum models.- Perturbation methods for a continuum metamodel.- Solved Problems.- Summary.

Dr. Angelo Luongo is Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics - Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Univ. of L’Aquila, Italy.Dr. Daniele Zulli is Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics - Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Univ. of L’Aquila, Italy.Dr. Manuel Ferretti is Associate Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics - Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Univ. of L’Aquila, Italy.Dr. Francesco D’Annibale is Professor of Solid and Structural Mechanics - Department of Civil, Construction-Architectural and Environmental Engineering – Univ. of L’Aquila, Italy.

• Introduction.- Conservative static systems.- Non-autonomous dynamical systems.- Autonomous nonconservative dynamical systems.- Nonlinear continuum models.- Perturbation methods for a continuum metamodel.- Solved Problems.- Summary.