Structural Dynamics

Written by two experts across multiple disciplines, this is the perfect reference on structural dynamics for veteran engineers and introduction to the field for engineering students.

Across many disciplines of engineering, dynamic problems of structures are a primary concern. Civil engineers, mechanical engineers, aircraft engineers, ocean engineers, and engineering students encounter these problems every day, and it is up to them systematically to grasp the basic concepts, calculation principles and calculation methods of structural dynamics. This book focuses on the basic theories and concepts, as well as the application and background of theories and concepts in engineering.

Since the basic principles and methods of dynamics are applied to other various engineering fields, this book can also be used as a reference for practicing engineers in the field across many multiple disciplines and for undergraduate and graduate students in other majors as well. The main contents include basic theory of dynamics, establishment of equation of motion, single degree of freedom systems, multi-degree of freedom systems, distributed-parameter systems, stochastic structural vibrations, research projects of structural dynamics, and structural dynamics of marine pipeline and risers.

Whether for the veteran engineer or student, this is a must-have for any scientific or engineering library.

Useful for students and veteran engineers and scientists alike, this is the only book covering these important issues facing anyone working with coastal models and ocean, coastal, and civil engineering in this area.

Yong Bai, PhD, received a doctorate from Hiroshima University in Japan and engaged in postdoctoral work in the field of ocean engineering at the Technical University of Denmark, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and University of California at Berkeley. He has published over 100 research papers, 9 English academic treatises and 8 Chinese books on ocean engineering. He has served as a professor at the University of Stavanger, Harbin Engineering University, Zhejiang University and Southern University of Science and Technology. He has guided more than 50 graduate students and 30 doctoral students. He is currently writing a series of books for Wiley-Scrivener on pipes and pipelines, including Flexible Pipes and Flexible Pipelines, Risers, and Umbilicals.

Zhao-Dong Xu, Ph.D. is a professor at the Civil Engineering School of Southeast University, serving as doctoral tutor. He earned his PhD in China, followed by a series of teaching and research positions at Xi'an Jiaotong University, Ibaraki University, North Carolina State University and the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He is the Vice President of RC & PC Key Laboratory of Education Ministry. With over 20 years of teaching and research experience on structural dynamics, he has many awards to his name, and he has published more than 200 papers on the subject.