Structural Dynamics with Applications in Earthquake and Wind Engineering

• Main Authors: Meskouris, Konstantin (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Butenweg, Christoph (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Hinzen, Klaus-G (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Höffer, Rüdiger (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Buildings-Design and construction.; Building.; Construction.; Engineering, Architectural.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Geotechnical engineering.; Building Construction and Design.; Solid Mechanics.; Geotechnical Engineering & Applied Earth Sciences.

This book offers a comprehensive introduction to the theory of structural dynamics, highlighting practical issues and illustrating applications with a large number of worked out examples. In the spirit of "learning by doing" it encourages readers to apply immediately these methods by means...

Table of Contents:

• Structural Dynamics: Basic Principle
• Seismology: Theory and Practical Application
• Wind Processes: Stochasticity and Spectral Analysis
• Dynamic Gust Wind Response Concepts and Examples
• Vortex Excitation and Vortex Resonance Models
• Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures According to Eurocode 8
• Earthquake Resistant Design of Structures and Components in Industrial Units
• Software Description.