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Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics

Theory and Computation

  • Provides simple and direct formulations of nonlinear structural mechanics theories

  • Provides a unified treatment of structures excited by earthquake ground motions

  • Incorporates a unified computational environment for structural dynamics

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xviii
  2. Foundations of Dynamics

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 1-21
  3. Single-Degree-of-Freedom Systems

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 55-95
  4. Systems with Multiple Degrees of Freedom

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 97-138
  5. Nonlinear Response of NDOF Systems

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 139-158
  6. Earthquake Response of NDOF Systems

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 159-174
  7. Special Methods for Large Systems

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 175-187
  8. Dynamic Analysis of Truss Structures

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 189-229
  9. Axial Wave Propagation

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 231-283
  10. Dynamics of Planar Beams: Theory

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 285-303
  11. Wave Propagation in Linear Planar Beams

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 305-361
  12. Finite Element Analysis of Linear Planar Beams

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 363-402
  13. Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Planar Beams

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 403-433
  14. Dynamic Analysis of Planar Frames

    • Keith D. Hjelmstad
    Pages 435-481
  15. Back Matter

    Pages 483-552

About this book

This text closes the gap between traditional textbooks on structural dynamics and how structural dynamics is practiced in a world driven by commercial software, where performance-based design is increasingly important. The book emphasizes numerical methods, nonlinear response of structures, and the analysis of continuous systems (e.g., wave propagation). Fundamentals of Structural Dynamics: Theory and Computation builds the theory of structural dynamics from simple single-degree-of-freedom systems through complex nonlinear beams and frames in a consistent theoretical context supported by an extensive set of MATLAB codes that not only illustrate and support the principles, but provide powerful tools for exploration. The book is designed for students learning structural dynamics for the first time but also serves as a reference for professionals throughout their careers. 

 


Keywords

  • Structural Dynamics
  • Aerospace engineering
  • Structural analysis
  • vibrations
  • earthquake engineering
  • modal analysis
  • structural resonance
  • forced vibration
  • wave propagation
  • numerical methods
  • nonlinear analysis
  • response spectrum
  • beams
  • trusses
  • frames

Authors and Affiliations

  • Arizona State University, Tempe, USA

    Keith D. Hjelmstad

About the author

Dr. Keith D. Hjelmstad is President's Professor and Program Chair of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Sustainable Engineering, Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment, Arizona State University.

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Softcover Book USD 69.99
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Hardcover Book USD 99.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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