Theoretical development of a dynamic stiffness matrix (DSM) based direct damping matrix identification method is revisited in this paper. This method was proposed to identify both the mechanism and ...

Description: Determination of reactions, shears, and bending moments; determination of deflections (emphasis on method of virtual work); force method of analysis; basis of direct stiffness method; ...

Description: Analysis of plane trusses, continuous beams, and plane frames by direct stiffness method; analysis of continuous beams by moment distribution method; approximate methods of analysis.