An Overview of the Fundamentals of Modal Analysis.- to Signal Processing.- 1: Fundamentals of Signal Processing.- 2: Advanced Signal Processing.- Rules for the Exchange and Analysis of Dynamic Information.- I: Basic Definitions and Test Scenarios.- II: Numerically Simulated Results for a Deterministic Excitation with no External Loads.- III: Numerically Simulated and Experimental Results for a Deterministic Excitation with External Loads.- IV: Numerically Simulated and Experimental Results for a Random Excitation.- V: Q-Transmissibility Matrix vs. Single Point Transmissibility in Test Environments.- PartVI: Current Practice and Standards.- Theoretical Models for Modal Analysis.- Fundamentals of Time Domain Modal Identification.- Modal Identification Methods in the Frequency Domain.- Parametric Identification Based on Pseudo-Tests.- Updating of Analytical Models - Basic Procedures and Extensions.- Model Quality Assessment and Model Updating.- Damage Detection and Evaluation I.- Damage Detection and Evaluation II Field Applications to Large Structures.- Structural Modification.- Damping: an Introduction to Viscoelastic Models.- Description of Damping and Applications.- Existence and Normalization of Complex Modes for Post Experimental Use in Modal Analysis.- Active Control of Structures.- Acoustic Modal Analysis.- Neural Networks for Modal Analysis.- Advanced Optimisation Methods for Model Updating.- Modal Analysis for Rotating Machinery.- Nonlinearity in Modal Analysis.
