ABSTRACT
After reading this chapter, you will be able to:
Determine the weight of a structure
Determine the stiffness of a structure
Determine the natural angular frequency of a structure
Determine the natural period of a structure
Determine the natural cyclic frequency of a structure
Perform a dynamic analyses of damped and undamped single-degree-of-freedom systems
Perform a dynamic analyses of damped and undamped single-degree-of-freedom systems subjected to harmonic time-dependent forces
Determine deflections and stresses induced in a structure by motions of its supports
