TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sircovich,Saar O.
TI  - Dynamics in the practice of structural design
SN  - 9781845641610
U1  - 624.1 22
PY  - 2006///
CY  - Southampton, Boston
PB  - WIT Press
KW  - Structural dynamics
KW  - Structural design
N1  - Chapter1 Structural design in dynamic situations

Chapter 2 General overview
The dynamic response of the structures
Dynamic equilibrium of force
Energy in structural vibration
Linear and nonelinear response to structures
etc.

Chapter 3 Dynamic events and effects
Introduction
Dynamic events and effects
Response to structures


Chapter 4 Dynamic load on structures
General description
Working machines
Vehicle loads
Human activities
Construction loads
etc.

Chapter 5 Vibrations
Introduction Vibration of the structure
Sources of the vibrations
Vibration in the design process

Chapter 6 The rate of strain
Introduction
The rate of loading
The rate of strain
Structural material
Structural elements


Chapter 7 Fatigue
The phenomenon
Fatigue in structural material
Fatigue in structural element

Chapter 8 Damping
Introduction
Viscious damping
Hysteretic damping
Damping in structures

Chapter 9 Mathematics
Introduction

Chapter 10 Single degree of  freedom system
Introduction to SDOF
Free vibration
Forced vibrations
Dynamic modification factor
Resonance
etc.

Chapter 11 Multidegree freedom: Lumped mass system
Introduction to MDOF
Vibration modes
Forced vibrations
Pulsating load
Modal analysisetc.

Chapter 12 Distributed mass system
Introduction
Mathematical approach
Design of a beam 

Chapter 13 Earthquakes 
Introduction Earthquakes
Earthquakes ;loads
Earthquake response analysis
Static force procedure
etc.

Chapter 14 Wind loads
Introduction
Quasi-static wind loads
The dynamic response
Aeroelastic phenomena
Vortex
Buffeting

; Includes bibliographical references :  p. 177 . _ Index : p. 179-181
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