Structural Damping: Applications in Seismic Response Modification (Hardcover)

VIBRATION SYSTEMS Free and Harmonic Vibration of Single-Degree-of-Freedom SystemsModel of Linear SDOF Vibration SystemsDynamic MagnificationEnergy Dissipation and Effective Damping Linear Single-Degree-of-Freedom Systems with Arbitrary ExcitationsPeriodic Excitations Transient Excitations Random Excitations Earthquake Responses of SDOF Linear Systems Linear Proportionally Damped Multi-Degree-of-Freedom SystemsUndamped MDOF SystemsProportionally Damped MDOF SystemsModal Participation and TruncationBase Shear and Lateral ForceNatural Frequency and Mode Shape EstimationCoefficient Matrix for Proportional Damping Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Systems with General Damping State Equation and Conventional Treatment Damper Design for Nonproportionally Damped SystemsOverdamped SubsystemsResponses of Generally Damped Systems and the Design Spectra Modal Participations and Modal Criteria PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES FOR DAMPING CONTROL Principles of Damper DesignModeling of DampingRectangular Law, Maximum Energy Dissipation per DeviceDamping AdaptabilityDesign and Control ParametersDamping Force-Related Issues System Nonlinearity and Damping of Irregular StructuresNonlinear SystemsIrregular MDOF SystemMinimizing Damping NonproportionalityRole of Damping in Nonlinear Systems DESIGN OF SUPPLEMENTAL DAMPING Linear Damping DesignOverview of Design ApproachesMSSP Systems Simplified ApproachProportionally Damped MDOF Systems ApproachDesign of Generally Damped SystemsDamper Design IssuesDamper Design CodesBrief Summary of Damping Design of Linear Systems Nonlinear DampingOverview of Design ApproachesEquivalent Linear Systems Approach with Bilinear DampersEquivalent Linear Systems Approach with Sublinear DampersNonlinear Response Spectra Approach with Sublinear DampersNonlinear Response Spectra Approach with Bilinear Dampers Index Chapters include a summary and references.