Table of Content

"I. Single Degree of Freedom Systems

1. Equations of Motion, Problem Statement, and Solution Methods

2. Free Vibration

3. Response to Harmonic and Periodic Excitations

4. Response to Arbitrary, Step, and Pulse Excitations

5. Numerical Evaluation of Dynamic Response

6. Earthquake Response of Linear Systems

7. Earthquake Response of Inelastic Systems

8. Generalized Single-Degree-of-Freedom Systems

II. Multi Degree of Freedom Systems

9. Equations of Motion, Problem Statement, and Solution Methods

10. Free Vibration

11. Damping in Structures

12. Dynamic Analysis and Response of Linear Systems

13. Earthquake Analysis of Linear Systems

14. Analysis of Nonclassically Damped Linear Systems

15. Reduction of Degrees of Freedom

16. Numerical Evaluation of Dynamic Response

17. Systems with Distributed Mass and Elasticity

18. Introduction to the Finite Element Method

III. Earthquake Response, Design, and Evaluation of Multistory Buildings

19. Earthquake Response of Linearly Elastic Buildings

20. Earthquake Analysis and Response of Inelastic Buildings

21. Earthquake Dynamics of Base-Isolated Buildings

22. Structural Dynamics in Building Codes

23. Structural Dynamics in Building Evaluation Guidelines"
 

Salient Features

"1. A section on application of the inelastic design spectrum to structural design is included.
2. Examples on dynamics of bridges and their earthquake response are included.
3. The text incorporates three building codes and the Eurocode.
4. The theory of dynamic response of structures is presented in a manner that emphasizes physical insight into the analytical procedures."