Dynamics of Coupled Structures, Volume 4:  Proceedings of the 36th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2018, the fourth volume of nine from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.  The collection presents early findings and case studies on fundamental and applied aspects of the Dynamics of Coupled Structures, including papers on: Experimental Nonlinear DynamicsJoints, Friction & DampingNonlinear SubstructuringTransfer Path Analysis and Source CharacterizationAnalytical Substructuring & Numerical Reduction TechniquesReal Time SubstructuringAssembling & Decoupling Substructures & Boundary Conditions

Dr. Andreas Linderholt is Senior Lecturer and Head of Department Department of Mechanical Engineering,  Linnaeus University, Sweden; Dr. Matt Allen is an Associate Professor in the College of Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison, WI, USA; Dr. Randy Mayes is a researcher at Sandia National Laboratory, NM, USA; and Prof. Dr. Daniel Rixen is Chair of the Institute of Applied Mechanics, Technische Universität München, München, Germany.