Structural Dynamics: Theory and Computation / Edition 5

by Mario Paz, William Leigh

Overview

The book is interesting as well as scholarly and encourages the reader to continue rather than to put it down. The presentation and the many diagrams are excellent - Structural Engineer.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781402076671
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	11/30/2003
Edition description:	5th ed. 2004
Pages:	790
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Dr. Young Hoon Kim, P.E. (CA, KY) has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in structural engineering at the J. B. Speed School of Engineering at the University of Louisville, Kentucky. He received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2008. After completing his Ph.D., he worked for the Texas Transportation Institute and Oregon State University as a postdoctoral researcher. His recent research includes concrete design and the assessment of structural performance. Also, he has served as an editorial board member of ASTM International - the Journal of Testing and Evaluation.

Table of Contents

1 Undamped Single-Degree-of-Freedom Stystem.- 2 Damped Single-Degree-of-Freedom System.- 3 Response of One-Degree-of-Freedom System to Harmonic Loading.- 4 Response to General Dynamic Loading.- 5 Response Spectra.- 6 Nonlinear Structural Response.- 7 Free Vibration of a Shear Building.- 8 Forced Motion of Shear Building.- 9 Reduction of Dynamic Matrices.- 10 Dynamic Analysis of Beams.- 11 Dynamic Analysis of Plane Frames.- 12 Dynamic Analysis of Grid Frames.- 13 Dynamic Analysis of Three-Dimensional Frames.- 14 Dynamic Analysis of Trusses.- 15 Dynamic Analysis of Structures Using the Finite Element Method.- 16 Time History Response of Multidegree-of-Freedom Systems.- 17 Dynamic Analysis of Systems with Distributed Properties.- 18 Discretization of Continuous Systems.- 19 Fourier Analysis and Response in the Frequency Domain.- 20 Evaluation of Absolute Damping from Modal Damping Ratios.- 21 Generalized Coordinates and Rayleigh's Method.- 22 Random Vibration.- 23 Uniform Building Code 1997: Equivalent Lateral Force Method.- 24 Uniform Building Code 1997: Dynamic Method.- 25 International Building Code IBC-2000.

Editorial Reviews

Covers the analysis and design of structures subjected to dynamic forces or earthquake excitations<-->from basic structures modeled as single-degree-of-freedom idealizations to more complex discrete systems and continuous systems with distributed mass and elasticity. Topics include dynamic analysis using the finite element method; random vibration; the concept of damping, including the evaluation of equivalent viscous damping; the constant acceleration method which determines the response of nonlinear dynamic systems; response spectra; and the P-effect. Use is made of the professional program COSMOS as well as educational programs developed by the author. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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