Basic Principles of Structural Dynamics

Here we will introduce some basic important principles when considering structural dynamics and the applications for structural engineering.

List of Important Concepts

The most important principles/concepts are listed below.
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1. SDOF idealisation
2. Free Vibration
3. Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
4. Forced Vibration
5. Mechanical Admittance Function
   (Magnification Function)
6. Principle of Modal Superposition
7. Principle of Modal Orthogonality
8. D'Alemberts Principle of Inertial Forces
9. Time Domain Analysis
10. Frequency Domain Analysis