Earthquake Dynamics of Structures, a Primer (Engineering monographs on earthquake criteria, structural design, and strong motion records)

by Anil K. Chopra

This monograph is an updated and expanded edition of Chopra s classic primer from 1981, Dynamics of Structures. It provides the nonspecialist in dynamics of structures with the basic concepts and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1932884076
• ISBN13: 9781932884074
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
• Length: 141 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

best way for an amateur to learn basics of earthquake structural dynamics

After one too many question to the earthquake engineers, they unanimously pointed me toward this short book to get better acquainted with the engineering of structural response to earthquakes. The book is a paragon of clarity - be sure to get the 2nd edition, it is an improvement over the now-obsolete 1st edition both in inclusion recent developments and in greater description of who did what to get to the state of the art. I took off one star in annoyance at the completely black-and-white and crude illustrations (although it probably gets extra brownie points from real engineers), which made reading more of a chore, and contributed to the difficulty of reading more than a chapter at a time. To be fair, this book is exemplary in explaining a field rife with approximations, practical considerations, legal ramifications, and a very complex mechanics underpinning. The next book in an education in this field is the more advanced book by Prof. Chopra, dynamics of structures, in which I've also invested, but haven't cracked open yet.