Chopra A.K. Dynamics of structures: theory and application to earthquake engineering

1995 Prentice-Hall 794 p.
P.1 Single-degree-of-freedom systems
Equation of motion, problem statement, solution methods. Free vibration. Response to harmonic and periodic Exitation. Respons to arbitrary, step and pulse exitation. Numerical evaluation of dynamic respons. Earthquake respons of linear systems. Earthquake respons of inelastic systems. Generalised single-degree-of-freedom systems.
P.2 Multy-degree-of-freedom systems
Equation of motion, problem statement, solution methods. Free vibration. Damping in structures. Dynamic analysis and respons of linear systems. Reduction of degrees of freedom. Numerical evaluation of dynamic respons. Systems with distributed mass and elasticity. Introduction to the finite element method.
P.3 Earthquake respons and design of multistory buildings
Earthquake respons of linear elastic buildings. Earthquake respons of inelastic buildings. Earthquake dynamics of base-isolated buildings. Structural dynamics in building codes