Structural dynamics is an area that covers experimental, analytical, and computational methods for determining
the response of structures to dynamic environments. Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics, 2nd Edition covers the
theory of engineering vibration, with an emphasis on how to obtain models of real structures by finite-element-based
computational techniques. It also emphasizes topics like mode superposition and frequency response, topics that
play a significant role in experimental modal analysis.
Table of Contents
Preface to Structural Dynamics: An Introduction to Computer Methods.
Preface to Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics.
About the Authors.
1. The Science and Art of Structural Dynamics.
PART I: SINGLE-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SYSTEMS.
2. Mathematical Models of SDOF Systems.
3. Free Vibration of SDOF Systems.
4. Response of SDOF Systems.
5. Response of SDOF Systems to Nonperiodic Excitation.
6. Numerical Evaluation of the Dynamic Response of SDOF Systems.
7. Response of SDOF Systems to Periodic Excitation; Frequency-Domain Analysis.
PART II: MULTIPLE-DEGREE-OF FREEDOM SYSTEMS-BASIC TOPICS.
8. Mathematical Models of MDOF Systems.
9. Vibration of Undamped 2-DOF Systems.
10. Vibration Properties of MDOF Systems--Modes, Frequencies, and Damping.
11. Dynamic Response of MDOF Systems--Mode-Superposition Method.
PART III: CONTINUOUS SYSTEMS.
12. Mathematrical Models of Continuous Systems.
13. Free Vibration of Continuous Systems.
PART IV: COMPUTATIONAL MATHODS IN STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS.
14. Introduction to Finite Element Modeling of Structures.
15. Numerical Evaluation of Modes and Frequence of MDOF Systems.
16. Direct Integration Methods for Dynamic Response of SDOF Systems.
17. Component Mode Synthesis.
PART V: ADVANCED TOPICES IN STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS.
18. Introduction to Experimental Model Analysis.
19. Introduction to "Active Structures".
20. Introduction to Earkquake Response of Structures.
Appendix A: Units.
Appendix B: Complex Numbers.
Appendix C: Elements of Laplace Transforms.
Appendix D: Elements of Linear Algebra.
Appendix E: Introduction to MATLAB.
Index.
