ABSTRACT

Discussion in Chapter 3 has highlighted the importance of the eigen-values and the corresponding eigen-vectors in the solution of linear problems in structural dynamics. In this chapter, many different procedures for the determination of the eigen-pairs of large-scale problems defined by equation (3.2) for a general eigenvalue problem (GEP) wil l be discussed. The conversion, i f required, from general to special eigen-value problem is effected through equation (3.9).