Distributed-Order Dynamic Systems

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Table of Contents:I. Single Degree of Freedom Systems1. Equations of Motion, Problem Statement, and Solution Methods2. Free Vibration3. Response to Harmonic and Periodic Excitations4. Response to Arbitrary, Step, and Pulse Excitations5. Numerical Evaluation of Dynamic Response6. Earthquake Response of Linear Systems7. Earthquake Response of Inelastic Systems8. Generalized Single-Degree-of-Freedom SystemsII. Multi Degree of Freedom Systems9. Equations of Motion, Problem Statement, and Solution Methods10. Free Vibration11. Damping in Structures12. Dynamic Analysis and Response of Linear Systems13. Earthquake Analysis of Linear Systems14. Analysis of Nonclassically Damped Linear Systems15. Reduction of Degrees of Freedom16. Numerical Evaluation of Dynamic Response17. Systems with Distributed Mass and Elasticity18. Introduction to the Finite Element Method III. Earthquake Response, Design, and Evaluation of Multistory Buildings19. Earthquake Response of Linearly Elastic Buildings20. E