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Coordinates of linear or angular position in the structure are the ones most frequently used to specify the configuration of a dynamic system. Coordinates do not necessarily have to correspond directly to displacements; they may be independent quantities, sufficient in number to specify the position of all parts of the system. These coordinates are usually called generalized coordinates. Their number is equal to the number of degrees of freedom in the system. When the system has only one degree of freedom, the configuration of the structure is determined in terms of a single generalized coordinate.
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Paz, M. (1994). Structures Modeled by Generalized Coordinates. In: Paz, M. (eds) International Handbook of Earthquake Engineering. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-2069-6_3
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