Basic structural dynamics

"This book is intended as a basic introduction to the topic of structural dynamics for undergraduate civil and structural engineering students. Covering single and multiple degree of freedom systems while providing an introduction to earthquake engineering, this book keeps the coverage succinct and on topic at a level appropriate for non-specialist undergraduate and graduate students. Through dozens of worked examples based on actual structures, it also introduces the students to NONLIN, a matrix analysis software package"--

Basic Concepts of Structural Dynamics -- 1.1 The Dynamic Environment -- 1.2 Types of Dynamic Loading -- 1.3 Basic Principles -- 1.4 Dynamic Equilibrium -- Single-Degree-of-Freedom Systems -- 2.1 Reduction of Degrees of Freedom -- 2.2 Time-Dependent Force -- 2.3 Gravitational Forces -- 2.4 Earthquake Ground Motion -- 2.5 Formulation of Equation of Motion -- 2.6 Generalized Coordinates -- Free Vibration Response of Sdof Systems -- 3.1 Undamped Free Vibration -- 3.2 Damped Free Vibration -- Response to Harmonic Loading -- 4.1 Undamped Dynamic System -- 4.2 Damped Dynamic System -- 4.3 A Tripartite Logarithmic Plot -- 4.4 Evaluation of Damping -- 4.5 Seismic Accelerometers and Displacement Meters (Seismographs) -- Response to Impulse Loads -- 5.1 Rectangular Pulse -- 5.2 Damped Rectangular Pulse -- 5.3 Triangular Pulse -- 5.4 Approximate Analysis for Short Duration Impulse Load -- Response to Arbitrary Dynamic Loading.

6.1 Duhamel Integral -- 6.2 Numerical Formulation of the Equation of Motion -- 6.3 Numerical Integration Methods -- 6.4 Newmark's Numerical Method -- Multiple Degree of Freedom Systems -- 7.1 Elastic Properties -- 7.2 Undamped Free Vibration -- 7.3 Free Vibration -- 7.…