Seismology and Earthquake Engineering

  1. Structural Dynamics Principles
    1. Single-Degree-of-Freedom Systems
      1. System Components
        1. Mass
          1. Stiffness
            1. Damping
            2. Equation of Motion
              1. Free Vibration Analysis
                1. Undamped Systems
                  1. Damped Systems
                    1. Critical Damping
                      1. Logarithmic Decrement
                      2. Forced Vibration Analysis
                        1. Harmonic Excitation
                          1. Resonance Phenomena
                            1. Dynamic Amplification
                            2. Response to Earthquake Ground Motion
                              1. Duhamel's Integral
                                1. Response Spectrum Method
                              2. Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Systems
                                1. System Matrices
                                  1. Mass Matrix
                                    1. Stiffness Matrix
                                      1. Damping Matrix
                                      2. Eigenvalue Analysis
                                        1. Natural Frequencies
                                          1. Mode Shapes
                                          2. Response Analysis
                                            1. Time History Analysis
                                          3. Damping Mechanisms
                                            1. Viscous Damping
                                              1. Hysteretic Damping
                                                1. Radiation Damping
                                                  1. Material Damping
                                                    1. Structural Damping

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                                                  12. Seismic Design Philosophy