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Based on the author's lectures at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, this concise textbook presents an exhaustive treatment of structural dynamics and mechanical vibration.
List of contents
1. Fundamental principles; 2. Single degree-of-freedom systems; 3. Multiple degree-of-freedom systems; 4. Continuous systems; 5. Wave propagation; 6. Numerical methods; 7. Earthquake engineering and soil dynamics; 8. Advanced topics; 9. Mathematical tools; 10. Problem sets.
About the author
Professor Eduardo Kausel is a specialist in structural dynamics in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He is especially well known for two papers on the collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001. The first of this pair, published on MIT's website only a few days after the terrorist act, attracted more readers around the world than all other works and publications on the subject combined. Kausel is the author of Fundamental Solutions in Elastodynamics: A Compendium (Cambridge, 2011).
Summary
Developed from three decades' worth of lecture notes from Massachusetts Institute of Technology lectures, this concise textbook presents an exhaustive treatment of structural dynamics and mechanical vibration. Appropriate for introductory courses yet rigorous enough for advanced courses, this book is for graduate students, doctoral candidates, practicing professionals, and instructors.
