The response of three-dimensional frames subjected to an arbitrary
dynamic force is studied. The method of mode superposition
is used to obtain the frame response solution. Two different modeling
systems are used to idealize the frame. These are the "discrete
mass system" and the "continuous mass system." For an example...
The light-frame wood structure is an assemblage of
several components such as walls, floors and roof connected
by intercomponent connections such as nails or metal plates.
The behavior of the full-structure is determined by the
behavior of the individual components and connections.
Whereas individual substructures were investigated both
experimentally and...