This book is designed for undergraduate and graduate students taking a first course in Dynamics of Structures, Structural Dynamics or Earthquake Engineering. It includes several topics on the theory of structural dynamics and the applications of this theory to the analysis of buildings, bridges, towers and other structures subjected to dynamic and earthquake forces. This comprehensive text demonstrates the applications of numerical solution techniques to a large variety of practical, real-world problems under dynamic loads.

About The Authors –

Dr Ashok K. Jain is Professor of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (formerly University of Roorkee), obtained his B.E. and M.E. degrees with honours from the University of Roorkee in 1972 and 1974, and a doctorate degree from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, in 1978. His main areas of interest include multistoreyed buildings, concrete and steel bridges, and nonlinear seismic response of structures. Besides teaching and research, he has been a structural consultant to various state and central government agencies as well as many private companies. A recipient of several awards, he has been a research fellow at the University of Michigan; a visiting Professor at the McGill University, Montreal; Director, Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur; and Head of Civil Engineering Department, I.I.T. Roorkee.

Book Contents –

Part 1 Single degree of Freedom Systems Part 2 Multi-degree of Freedom Systems Part 3 Application to Earthquake Engineering Part 4 Wind Load Appendix 1 Measuring Earthquakes: Magnitude and Intensity Appendix 2 MATLAB Basics Answers to Selected Problems Index