Dynamics

general - the study of structures where the effects of time-dependent inertia are important.

Texts FEP , R0017 , R0095 .

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.

Text HT10 ,
Benchmark R0083 .

seismic analysis - the study of the behaviour of structures under earthquake-induced forces.

Text HT36 .