diff --git a/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/sphericalJoint/Make/files b/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/sphericalJoint/Make/files
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+sphericalJoint.C
+
+EXE = $(FOAM_USER_APPBIN)/Test-sphericalJoint
diff --git a/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/sphericalJoint/Make/options b/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/sphericalJoint/Make/options
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+EXE_INC = \
+    -I$(LIB_SRC)/rigidBodyDynamics/lnInclude
+
+EXE_LIBS = \
+    -lrigidBodyDynamics
diff --git a/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/sphericalJoint/sphericalJoint b/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/sphericalJoint/sphericalJoint
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+solver
+{
+    type Newmark;
+}
+
+// It is necessary to iterate for the Newmark solver
+nIter 2;
+
+bodies
+{
+    pendulum
+    {
+        type            rigidBody;
+        mass            1;
+        centreOfMass    (0 -1 0);
+        inertia         (0.001 0 0 0.001 0 0.001);
+        parent          root;
+        transform       (1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1) (0 0 0);
+        joint
+        {
+            type            Rs;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/sphericalJoint/sphericalJoint.C b/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/sphericalJoint/sphericalJoint.C
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+++ b/applications/test/rigidBodyDynamics/sphericalJoint/sphericalJoint.C
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+/*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*\
+  =========                 |
+  \\      /  F ield         | OpenFOAM: The Open Source CFD Toolbox
+   \\    /   O peration     |
+    \\  /    A nd           | Copyright (C) 2016 OpenFOAM Foundation
+     \\/     M anipulation  |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+License
+    This file is part of OpenFOAM.
+
+    OpenFOAM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+    under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+    the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+
+    OpenFOAM is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+    ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+    FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+    for more details.
+
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+    along with OpenFOAM.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+Application
+    sphericalJoint
+
+Description
+    Simple spherical-joint pendulum.
+
+\*---------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+
+#include "rigidBodyMotion.H"
+#include "masslessBody.H"
+#include "sphere.H"
+#include "joints.H"
+#include "rigidBodyRestraint.H"
+#include "rigidBodyModelState.H"
+#include "IFstream.H"
+#include "OFstream.H"
+
+using namespace Foam;
+using namespace RBD;
+
+// * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * //
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    dictionary sphericalJointDict(IFstream("sphericalJoint")());
+
+    // Create the sphericalJoint model from dictionary
+    rigidBodyMotion sphericalJoint(sphericalJointDict);
+
+    label nIter(readLabel(sphericalJointDict.lookup("nIter")));
+
+    Info<< sphericalJoint << endl;
+
+    // Create the joint-space force field
+    scalarField tau(sphericalJoint.nDoF(), Zero);
+
+    // Create the external body force field
+    Field<spatialVector> fx(sphericalJoint.nBodies(), Zero);
+
+    // Set the angle of the pendulum to 0.3rad
+    sphericalJoint.joints()[1]
+    (
+        quaternion(quaternion::ZYX, vector(0.3, 0, 0)),
+        sphericalJoint.state().q(),
+        sphericalJoint.state().w()
+    );
+
+    // Set the gravitational acceleration
+    sphericalJoint.g() = vector(0, -9.81, 0);
+
+    OFstream omegaFile("omegaVsTime");
+
+    // Integrate the motion of the sphericalJoint for 4.1s
+    scalar deltaT = 0.01;
+    for (scalar t=0; t<4.1; t+=deltaT)
+    {
+        sphericalJoint.newTime();
+
+        for (label i=0; i<nIter; i++)
+        {
+            sphericalJoint.solve(deltaT, tau, fx);
+        }
+
+        // Write the results for graph generation
+        // using 'gnuplot sphericalJoint.gnuplot'
+        omegaFile
+            << t << " "
+            << sphericalJoint.joints()[1]
+               (
+                   sphericalJoint.state().q(),
+                   sphericalJoint.state().w()
+               ).eulerAngles(quaternion::ZYX).x()
+            << endl;
+    }
+
+    Info<< "\nEnd\n" << endl;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+
+// ************************************************************************* //