Structural Dynamics: An Introduction to Computer Methods

Provides the basic material needed to use structural dynamics computer programs and to do structural dynamics testing. Introduces the numerical techniques underlying finite element computer codes through use of ``hand'' solutions and the coding of several subroutines in FORTRAN and BASIC. Emphasizes the mathematical modelling of structures and the methods for solving structural dynamics problems with a digital computer. Presents solution techniques applicable to various engineering disciplines.

About The Author Dr. Roy R. Craig, Jr., is Professor of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics at the University of Texas at Austin. He received a B.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and a Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois. Dr. Craig has worked as a research engineer and consultant for Esso Production Research Company, the Boeing Company, and the Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory. He has also worked at the U.S. Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory and at the NASA Johnson Space Center. Dr. Craig is the author of numerous journal articles, papers and reports, and he has been a member of the Structural Dynamics Technical Committee of the AIAA.