I Structures Modeled as a Single-Degree-of-Freedom System. - 1 Undamped Single-Degree-Of-Freedom System. - 2 Damped Single-Degree-of-Freedom System. - 3 Response of One-Degree-of-Freedom System to Harmonic Loading. - 4 Response to General Dynamic Loading. - 5 Response Spectra. - 6 Nonlinear Structural Response. - II Structures Modeled as Shear Buildings. - 7 Free Vibration of a Shear Building. - 8 Forced Motion of Shear Building. - 9 Reduction of Dynamic Matrices. - III Framed Structures Modeled as Discrete Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Systems. - 10 Dynamic Analysis of Beams. - 11 Dynamic Analysis of Plane Frames. - 12 Dynamic Analysis of Grid Frames. - 13 Dynamic Analysis Ofthree-Dimensional Frames. - 14 Dynamic Analysis of Trusses. - 15 Dynamic Analysis of Structures Using the Finite Element Method. - 16 Time History Response of Multidegree-of-Freedom Systems. - IV Structures Modeled with Distributed Properties. - 17 Dynamic Analysis of Systems with Distributed Properties. - 18 Discretization of Continuous Systems. - V Special Topics: Fourier Analysis Evaluation of Absolute Damping Generalized Coordinates. - 19 Fourier Analysis and Response in the Frequency Domain. - 20 Evaluation of Absolute Damping from Modal Damping Ratios. - 21 Generalized Coordinates and Rayleigh's Method. - VI Random Vibration. - 22 Random Vibration. - VII Earthquake Engineering. - 23 Uniform Building Code 1997: Equivalent Lateral Force Method. - 24 Uniform Building Code 1997: Dynamic Method. - 25 International Building Code IBC-2000. - Appendices. - Appendix I: Answers to Problems in Selected Chapters. - Appendix II: Computer Programs. - Appendix III: Glossary. - Selected Bibliography.  . Language: English