Publisher's Synopsis
This text provides an overview of the dynamic response of structures - from mathematical modelling through the formulation of equations of motion to their solution. The first part deals with the formulation of equations of motion of discrete parameter systems; the second part examines the solution of the equation of motion for a single degree-of-freedom system; the third part discusses the solution of equations of motion for multi-degree-of-freedom systems and the fourth considers the analysis of continuous systems.