Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
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Subject : Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering

Structural dynamics of earthquake engineering by S. Rajasekaran

1. Introduction to Dynamics - Answer (click here)
2. Free vibration of single degree of freedom systems (undamped) in relation to structural dynamics during earthquakes - Answer (click here)
3. Free vibration of single-degree-of-freedom systems(under-damped) - Answer (click here)
4. Forced vibration (harmonic force) of single-degree-of-freedom systems - Answer (click here)
5. Response of structures to periodic dynamic loadings - Answer (click here)
6. Response of structures to impulsive loads - Answer (click here)
7. Dynamic response of structures using numerical methods - Answer (click here)
8. Response to base excitation - Answer (click here)
9. Generalized coordinates and energy methods - Answer (click here)
10. Two-degrees-of-freedom linear system response of structures - Answer (click here)
11. Free vibration of multiple degrees of freedom - Answer (click here)
12. Numerical solution methods for natural frequencies and mode shapes - Answer (click here)
13. Time history response by mode superposition - Answer (click here)
14. Free and forced vibration of a continuous system - Answer (click here)
15. Finite element method - Answer (click here)
16. Differential quadrature and transformation methods for vibration problems - Answer (click here)
17. Earthquake and earthquake ground motion - Answer (click here)
18. Earthquake - Answer (click here)
19. Plate tectonic theory - Answer (click here)
20. Earth’s crust: Faults - Answer (click here)
21. Elastic rebound theory - Answer (click here)
22. Seismic waves - Answer (click here)
23. Earthquake Measuring instruments - Answer (click here)
24. Earthquake intensity and magnitude - Answer (click here)
25. Basic difference: magnitude versus intensity - Answer (click here)
26. Earthquake ground motion - Answer (click here)
27. Earthquake classification - Answer (click here)
28. Asian tsunami disaster - Answer (click here)
29. Earthquake response spectra - Answer (click here)
30. Importance of response quantities - Answer (click here)
31. Response spectrum concept, Pseudo-velocity spectrum - Answer (click here)
32. Pseudo-spectral acceleration - Answer (click here)
33. Velestos and Newmark spectra - Answer (click here)
34. How the response spectrum is constructed - Answer (click here)
35. Elastic design spectrum - Answer (click here)
36. Response spectrum characteristics - Answer (click here)
37. Response spectra - Answer (click here)
38. Estimating the ground motion - Answer (click here)
39. Seismic analysis and design verification - Answer (click here)
40. Inelastic response spectra - Answer (click here)
41. Application of inelastic design spectrum - Answer (click here)
42. Earthquake analysis of linear systems - Answer (click here)
43. Lumped mass system: shear building - Answer (click here)
44. Modal response contribution using Chopra’s method - Answer (click here)
45. Modal response of Earthquake analysis of linear systems - Answer (click here)
46. Spectrum analysis by modal response - Answer (click here)
47. Effective modal mass and modal height - Answer (click here)
48. Building codes for aseismic design - Answer (click here)
49. Codal provisions for seismic design - Answer (click here)
50. Comparison of codes for seismic design - Answer (click here)
51. Design examples using IS1893 2002 - Answer (click here)
52. Response of structures to earthquakes: approximate analysis techniques for lateral loads - Answer (click here)
53. Zero moment point method - Answer (click here)
54. Approximate methods of analysis of multi-bay frames - Answer (click here)
55. Response of structures to earthquakes: analysis of shear walls - Answer (click here)
56. Shear wall frame - Answer (click here)
57. Coupled shear walls - Answer (click here)