Dynamics of Structures with Earthquake Engineering, 2nd Edition by Pearson

CONTENTS

Preface

About the Author

Part 1 Single degree of Freedom Systems

Chapter 1 Introduction to Structural Dynamics

1.1 Introduction

1.1.1 Why Dynamic Analysis?

1.2 Physical and Mathematical Modelling

1.3 Discrete and Continuum Modelling

1.4 Laws of Equilibrium

1.4.1 Newton’s Law of Motion

1.4.2 D’ Alembert’s Principle

1.4.3 Principle of Virtual Displacement

1.5 Types of Dynamic Loading

1.6 Solution of Equation of Motion

1.7 Illustrative Examples

Review Questions

Problems

Chapter 2 Single Degree of Freedom System: Free Vibrations

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Single Degree of Freedom System (SDOF)

2.2.1 Undamped Free Vibrations

2.2.2 Damped Free Vibrations

2.3 MATLAB Applications

2.4 Illustrative Examples

2.5 Viscous Damping

2.6 Coulomb Damping