1 Introduction
1��1 General information
1��2 Nature and type of dynamic loading on soils
1��3 Importance of soil dynamics
References

2 Theory of dynamics of vibration
2��1 Introduction
2��2 Fundamentals of vibration
2��3 Free vibration of a spring-mass system
2��4 Forced vibration of a spring-mass system
2��5 Free vibration with viscous damping
2��6 Steady-state forced vibration with viscous damping
2��7 Determination of damping ratio
2��8 Application of 1-d�� o�� f�� system
2��9 Problems
References

3 Dynamic soil properties
3��1 Introduction
3��2 Shear strength of soils under rapid loading condition
3��3 Strength and deformation characteristics of soils under transient load
3��4 Travel-time test for determination of longitudinal and shear wave velocities
3��5 Resonant column test
3��6 Cyclic simple shear test
3��7 Cyclic torsional simple shear test
3��8 Cyclic triaxial test
3��9 Problems
References

4 Multi-degree of freedom system
4��1 Calculation of natural frequency
4��2 Amplitude of vibration of masses ml and m2
4��3 Problems
References

5 Waves in elastic medium
5��1 Introduction
5��2 Stress and strain
5��3 Hooke's law
5��4 Elastic stress waves in a bar
5��5 Stress waves in an infinite elastic medium
5��6 Stress waves in elastic half-space
References

6 Foundations subjects to dynamic loading
6��1 Introduction
6��2 Vertical vibration of circular foundations resting on elastic half-space-historical development
6��3 Analog solutions for vertical vibration of foundations
6��4 Rocking vibration of foundations
6��5 Sliding vibration of foundations
6��6 Torsional vibration of foundations
6��7 Comments on the mass-spring-dashpot analog used for solving foundation vibration problems
6��8 Problems
References

7 Liquefaction
7��1 Introduction
7��2 Fundamental concept of liquefaction
7��3 Laboratory studies
7��4 Development of a procedure for determination of field liquefaction
References

8 Dynamic response of the thawing soil
8��1 Introduction
8��2 Governing equations
8��3 Numerical model
8��4 Analysis of results
References
Appendix Major published works and English journal papers
Appendix A Major published works iiii
Appendix B English journal papers