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Dynamics of structures : theory and applications to earthquake engineering / Anil K. Chopra.

By: Publication details: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : Pearson/Prentice Hall, c2007.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxxiv, 876 p. : ill. ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780131561748 (hbk.) :
  • 013156174X (hbk.) :
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • TA654.6 .C466 2007
Contents:
Pt. 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 -- Pt. 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. Reduction of degrees of freedom -- 15. Numerical evaluation of dynamic response -- 16. Systems with distributed mass and elasticity -- 17. Introduction to the finite element method -- Pt. III. Earthquake response and design of multistory buildings -- 18. Earthquake response of linearly elastic buildings -- 19. Earthquake analysis and response of inelastic buildings -- 20. Earthquake dynamics of base-isolated buildings -- 21. Structural dynamics in building codes -- 22. Structural dynamics in building evaluation guidelines -- A. Frequency-domain method of response analysis.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt. 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 -- Pt. 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. Reduction of degrees of freedom -- 15. Numerical evaluation of dynamic response -- 16. Systems with distributed mass and elasticity -- 17. Introduction to the finite element method -- Pt. III. Earthquake response and design of multistory buildings -- 18. Earthquake response of linearly elastic buildings -- 19. Earthquake analysis and response of inelastic buildings -- 20. Earthquake dynamics of base-isolated buildings -- 21. Structural dynamics in building codes -- 22. Structural dynamics in building evaluation guidelines -- A. Frequency-domain method of response analysis.

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