General comments on generalized SDOF Generalized properties: assemblages of rigid bodies Generalized properties: distributed flexibility Vibration analysis by Rayleigh’s method Selection of the Rayleigh’s vibration shape
Response of SDOF to arbitrary excitation • Duhamel’s integral Response to Special Force Types • Step Force • Ramp or Linearly Increasing Force • Impulsive Force
Response of SDOF to harmonic excitation: application • Identify the natural frequency and damping ratio • Vibration measurements • Earthquake Isolation • Vibration Isolation Response of SDOF to periodic excitation
