Dynamics of Structures – Anil K. Chopra – 3rd Edition

PART I SINGLE-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SYSTEMS

1 Equations of Motion, Problem Statement, and Solution Methods
2 Free Vibration
3 Response to Harmonic and Periodic Excitations
4 Response to Arbitrary, Step, and Pulse Excitations
5 Numerical Evaluation of Dynamic Response
6 Earthquake Response of Linear Systems
7 Earthquake Response of Inelastic Systems
8 Generalized Single-Degree-of-Freedom Systems

PART II MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SYSTEMS

9 Equations of Motion, Problem Statement, and Solution Methods
10 Free Vibration
11 Damping in Structures
12 Dynamic Analysis and Response of Linear Systems
13 Earthquake Analysis of Linear Systems
14 Reduction of Degrees of Freedom
15 Numerical Evaluation of Dynamic Response
16 Systems with Distributed Mass and Elasticity
17 Introduction to the Finite Element Method

PART III EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE AND DESIGN OF MULTISTORY BUILDINGS

18 Earthquake Response of Linearly Elastic Buildings
19 Earthquake Analysis and Response of Inelastic Buildings
20 Earthquake Dynamics of Base-Isolated Buildings
21 Structural Dynamics in Building Codes
22 Structural Dynamics in Building Evaluation Guidelines