Appeals to the Student and the Seasoned Professional While the analysis of a civil‎-engineering structure typically seeks to quantify static effects ‎(‎stresses and strains‎)‎‎,‎ there are some aspects that require considerations of vibration and dynamic behavior‎.‎ Vibration Analysis and Structural Dynamics for Civil Engineers‎:‎ Essentials and Group‎-Theoretic Formulations is relevant to instances that involve significant time‎-varying effects‎,‎ including impact and sudden movement‎.‎ It explains the basic theory to undergraduate and graduate students taking courses on vibration and dynamics‎,‎ and also presents an original approach for the vibration analysis of symmetric systems‎,‎ for both researchers and practicing engineers‎.‎ Divided into two parts‎,‎ it first covers the fundamentals of the vibration of engineering systems‎,‎ and later addresses how symmetry affects vibration behavior‎.‎ Part I treats the modeling of discrete single and multi‎-degree‎-of‎-freedom systems‎,‎ as well as mathematical formulations for continuous systems‎,‎ both analytical and numerical‎.‎ It also features some worked examples and tutorial problems‎.‎ Part II introduces the mathematical concepts of group theory and symmetry groups‎,‎ and applies these to the vibration of a diverse range of problems in structural mechanics‎.‎ It reveals the computational benefits of the group‎-theoretic approach‎,‎ and sheds new insights on complex vibration phenomena‎.‎ The book consists of 11 chapters with topics that include‎:‎ * The vibration of discrete systems or lumped parameter models * The free and forced response of single degree‎-of‎-freedom systems * The vibration of systems with multiple degrees of freedom * The vibration of continuous systems ‎(‎strings‎,‎ rods and beams‎)‎ * The essentials of finite‎-element vibration modelling * Symmetry considerations and an outline of group and representation theories * Applications of group theory to the vibration of linear mechanical systems * Applications of group theory to the vibration of structural grids and cable nets * Group‎-theoretic finite‎-element and finite‎-difference formulations Vibration Analysis and Structural Dynamics for Civil Engineers‎:‎ Essentials and Group‎-Theoretic Formulations acquaints students with the fundamentals of vibration theory‎,‎ informs experienced structural practitioners on simple and effective techniques for vibration modelling‎,‎ and provides researchers with new directions for the development of computational vibration procedures‎.‎