Dynamics
general - the study of structures where the effects of time-dependent inertia are important.
free vibrations and natural frequencies - the dynamic motion of structures resulting from specified initial conditions in the absence of any forcing function.
Texts FEP , R0017 ,
Benchmarks P09 , P18 , R0015 .
forced vibrations - the dynamic motion of structures resulting from time varying forcing functions.
Texts FEP , R0017 ,
Benchmarks R0016 , R0034 , R0034 (S).
damping - any mechanism that dissipates energy, important in dynamic analysis.
Texts FEP , HT36 , R0017 , R0021 , R0023 .
acoustics - the study of the behaviour of sound in solids and fluids.
seismic analysis - the study of the behaviour of structures under earthquake-induced forces.
Text HT36 .